Working with Excel spreadsheet files (xls & xlsx)

n8n template #1826

Summary

This workflow will help guide you through obtaining a spreadsheet file, reading it, making a change then saving it to local or cloud storage.

How to set it up

Open template #1826 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 Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, FTP. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
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 "Working with Excel spreadsheet files (xls & xlsx)" (https://n8n.io/workflows/1826). It uses: HTTP Request, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, FTP. 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 Google DriveMicrosoft OneDriveFTP

Questions

Yes. n8n Team published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 26K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, FTP. The other 1 node are built into n8n.

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