5 Ways to Process Images & PDFs with Gemini AI in n8n

n8n template #3078

Summary

How it works Many users have asked in the support forum about different methods to analyze images and PDF documents with Google Gemini AI in n8n. This workflow answers that question by demonstrating five different approaches: Single image with auto binary passthrough - The simplest approach using AI Agent's automatic binary handling Multiple images with predefined prompts - For customized analysis with different instructions per image Native n8n item-by-item processing - For handling multiple items using n8n's standard workflow paradigm PDF analysis via direct API - For document analysis and text extraction Image analysis via direct API - For direct control over API parameters Each method ha

How to set it up

Open template #3078 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create a credential under Credentials → Add credential: Google Gemini Chat Model. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Check the model in the AI Agent node. The template may point at a model your account can't use; swap it for one you have access to.
Click Execute workflow and step through each node's output to confirm the data looks right.
Toggle the workflow to Active so its trigger runs on its own.

Hand off to your agent

Prompt

Help me set up the n8n workflow "5 Ways to Process Images & PDFs with Gemini AI in n8n" (https://n8n.io/workflows/3078). It uses: HTTP Request, AI Agent, Google Gemini Chat Model. Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Apps and nodes

HTTP Request AI Agent Google Gemini Chat Model

Questions

Yes. Julian Kaiser published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 21K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Google Gemini Chat Model. The other 2 nodes are built into n8n.

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