Receipt scanning & analysis workflow

n8n template #7990

Summary

How it works: Automatically detects when a new receipt is uploaded to Google Drive. Extracts text from the receipt using OCR. Uses an AI Agent to analyze the extracted data and structure it (e.g., vendor, date, total, tax). Saves the organized receipt data into a Google Sheet for easy tracking. Set up steps: Setup takes around 15–20 minutes. You'll need a Google Drive folder for receipts and a Google Sheet to store results. Configure your Google Drive Trigger, OCR extraction, AI Agent, and Google Sheets connection. Detailed instructions and explanations are included in this n8n Starter Session tutorial series.

How to set it up

Open template #7990 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, OpenAI Chat Model, Mistral AI. 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 "Receipt scanning & analysis workflow" (https://n8n.io/workflows/7990). It uses: Google Sheets, HTTP Request, AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model, Structured Output Parser, Mistral AI. 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 AI Agent OpenAI Chat Model Structured Output ParserMistral AI

Questions

Yes. Aemal Sayer published it free on n8n.io, and it has 12K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Google Sheets, OpenAI Chat Model, Mistral AI. The other 3 nodes are built into n8n.

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