Automation library · Documents and files

Store OCR-extracted text in a Pinecone vector database

Runs on demand, and works across Google Drive and Pinecone. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 9 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Model 5Logic 3Service 1

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

  1. 1Workflow Configuration1SetLogic
  2. 2Text Chunker1Text Splitter Recursive Character Text SplitterModel
  3. 3Embeddings OpenAI1Embeddings Open AiModel
  4. 4Download file1Google DriveService
  5. 5Document Loader1Document Default Data LoaderModel
  6. 6Store in Pinecone Vector DB1Vector Store PineconeModel
  7. 7OCR PDF to Text1Mistral AiModel
  8. 8Clean OCR Text1CodeLogic
  9. 9Chunks long OCR-extracted DataCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Nothing automatic; you run it
Steps
9
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Pinecone
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Pinecone accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

Nothing starts it automatically. You run it by hand.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.