Build an OpenAI Assistant with Google Drive Integration

n8n template #2782

Summary

Workflow Overview This workflow automates the creation and management of a custom OpenAI Assistant for a travel agency ("Travel with us"), leveraging Google Drive for document storage. How It Works 1. Create the OpenAI Assistant Node: OpenAI Action: Creates a custom assistant named "Travel with us" Assistant using the gpt-4o-mini model. Instructions: Respond only using the provided document (e.g., agency-specific info). Stay friendly, brief, and focused on travel-related queries. Ignore irrelevant questions politely. Credentials: Requires OpenAI API key. 2. Upload Agency Document Google Drive Node: Action: Downloads a Google Doc as a PDF. OpenAI2 Node: Action: Uploads the PDF to OpenAI with

How to set it up

Open template #2782 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create 2 credentials under Credentials → Add credential: Google Drive, OpenAI. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Check the model in the OpenAI 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 "Build an OpenAI Assistant with Google Drive Integration" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2782). It uses: Google Drive, Simple Memory, OpenAI. 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 Drive Simple Memory OpenAI

Questions

Yes. Davide Boizza published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 15K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Google Drive, OpenAI. The other 1 node are built into n8n.

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