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Split large PDF files into 20-page chunks with Google Drive

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Drive. 14 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 8

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

  1. 1When clicking ‘Execute workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Search files and foldersGoogle DriveService
  3. 3Search Specific FolderGoogle DriveService
  4. 4Download fileGoogle DriveService
  5. 5PDF.co APIPDFco ApiService
  6. 6Merge page count with file infoMergeLogic
  7. 7HTTP RequestHttp RequestService
  8. 8Split file to chunksCodeLogic
  9. 9Count PagesCodeLogic
  10. 10HTTP Request - PDF.co file splitHttp RequestService
  11. 11Build chunk file nameCodeLogic
  12. 12HTTP Request - Get chunk URLHttp RequestService
  13. 13Convert to Binary DataCodeLogic
  14. 14Upload fileGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
14
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

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. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.