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Reconcile daily Google Drive CSV exports into a master file

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and Slack. 12 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 3Service 8

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Run on ScheduleSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2List CSV Files in FolderGoogle DriveService
  3. 3Download Each CSVGoogle DriveService
  4. 4Parse CSV RowsExtract From FileService
  5. 5Reconcile CSVsCodeLogic
  6. 6Master RowsCodeLogic
  7. 7Reject RowsCodeLogic
  8. 8Post Recap to SlackSlackService
  9. 9Build Master CSVConvert To FileService
  10. 10Build Reject CSVConvert To FileService
  11. 11Upload Master CSVGoogle DriveService
  12. 12Upload Reject CSVGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.