Automate data extraction from faxes & PDFs using Google Gemini and Google Sheets

n8n template #8939

Summary

This n8n template from Intuz provides a complete solution to automate the extraction of critical information from PDF documents like faxes, or any PDFs. It uses the power of Google Gemini's multimodal capabilities to read the document, identify key fields, and organize the data into a structured format, saving it directly to a Google Sheet. Who's this workflow for? Healthcare Administrators Medical Billing Teams Legal Assistants Data Entry Professionals Office Managers How it works 1. Upload via Web Form: The process starts when a user uploads a fax (as a PDF file) through a simple, secure web form generated by n8n. 2. AI Document Analysis: The PDF is sent directly to Google Gemini's advance

How to set it up

Open template #8939 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create 3 credentials under Credentials → Add credential: Google Sheets, Google Drive, Google Gemini Chat Model. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Check the model in the Google Gemini Chat Model 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 "Automate data extraction from faxes & PDFs using Google Gemini and Google Sheets" (https://n8n.io/workflows/8939). It uses: Google Sheets, HTTP Request, Google Drive, Code, Basic LLM Chain, Structured Output Parser, 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

Google Sheets HTTP Request Google Drive Code Basic LLM Chain Structured Output Parser Google Gemini Chat Model

Questions

Yes. Intuz published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 726 views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Google Sheets, Google Drive, Google Gemini Chat Model. The other 4 nodes are built into n8n.

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