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Workshop certificate generator with Google Drive and Gmail

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets and Slack. 15 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 4Logic 4Service 7

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

  1. 1Webhook RegistrationWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Validate Required FieldsIfLogic
  3. 3Verifi EmailVerifi EmailService
  4. 4Validation Error ResponseRespond To WebhookStarts it
  5. 5Check Email ValidIfLogic
  6. 6Generate Certificate ID & QRCodeLogic
  7. 7Email Verification ErrorRespond To WebhookStarts it
  8. 8Prepare Certificate HTMLSetLogic
  9. 9HTML/CSS to ImageHtml Css To ImageService
  10. 10Download Binary FileHttp RequestService
  11. 11Upload to Google DriveGoogle DriveService
  12. 12Send Certificate EmailGmailService
  13. 13Log to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14Notify Slack ChannelSlackService
  15. 15Success ResponseRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
15, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.