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AWS S3 and Google Drive integration

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How to connect AWS S3 and Google Drive

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

AWS S3 and Google Drive integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure AWS S3 and Google Drive nodes

You can find AWS S3 and Google Drive in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure AWS S3 and Google Drive nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

AWS S3 and Google Drive integration: Add and configure AWS S3 and Google Drive nodes

Step 3: Connect AWS S3 and Google Drive

A connection establishes a link between AWS S3 and Google Drive (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

AWS S3 and Google Drive integration: Connect AWS S3 and Google Drive

Step 4: Customize and extend your AWS S3 and Google Drive integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect AWS S3 and Google Drive with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

AWS S3 and Google Drive integration: Customize and extend your AWS S3 and Google Drive integration

Step 5: Test and activate your AWS S3 and Google Drive workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from AWS S3 to Google Drive or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

AWS S3 and Google Drive integration: Test and activate your AWS S3 and Google Drive workflow

Transcribe audio files from Cloud Storage

This workflow transcribes audio files stored in AWS S3 and stores the information in Google Sheets.

Google Drive Trigger node** triggers the workflow when a new file is uploaded in Google Drive.
AWS S3 1 node** uploads the new file to an S3 bucket.
AWS S3 2 node** gets the file from the S3 bucket.
AWS Transcribe 1 node** creates a transciption job for the respective audio file.
Wait node** waits for the transcription job from the previous node to be complete before proceeding with the workflow (necessary in case the service is busy or the file to be transcribed is large, delaying the workflow).
AWS Transcribe 2 node** gets the information of the transcription job.
Set node** sets the necessary values to be included in the data set.
Google Sheets node** adds the transcription information to a sheet that serves as data set.

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Build your own AWS S3 and Google Drive integration

Create custom AWS S3 and Google Drive workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

AWS S3 supported actions

Create
Create a bucket
Delete
Delete a bucket
Get Many
Get many buckets
Search
Search within a bucket
Copy
Copy a file
Delete
Delete a file
Download
Download a file
Get Many
Get many files
Upload
Upload a file
Create
Create a folder
Delete
Delete a folder
Get Many
Get many folders

Google Drive supported actions

Copy
Create a copy of an existing file
Create From Text
Create a file from a provided text
Delete
Permanently delete a file
Download
Download a file
Move
Move a file to another folder
Share
Add sharing permissions to a file
Update
Update a file
Upload
Upload an existing file to Google Drive
Search
Search or list files and folders
Create
Create a folder
Delete
Permanently delete a folder
Share
Add sharing permissions to a folder
Create
Create a shared drive
Delete
Permanently delete a shared drive
Get
Get a shared drive
Get Many
Get the list of shared drives
Update
Update a shared drive

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