n8n-workflows/workflows/2501_GoogleDrive_HTTP_API.json

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        "content": "**REQUIRED**\nConnect to your database of image urls to input. Name the column `url` like in the `Image URL` node. This flow works with an image URL only, not a physical image file"
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        "content": "**REQUIRED**\n- Update the Google Docs OAuth 2 API credentials [with your own](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledocs/)\n- Ensure Document ID is passing correctly to `Find Image ID in Docx` if you removed the previous step\n- Ensure the `imageObjectId` in the `Replace Image in Docx` node is correct, if you only have a single image in the document it should use the `\"{{ $json.body.content[1].paragraph.elements[0].inlineObjectElement.inlineObjectId }}\"` returned from the previous node. If you have more than one image then id will be nested in the `\"body.content[1].paragraph.positionedObjectIds[0]\"` object from the previous node "
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        "content": "**OPTIONAL**\n- Make the file publically shareable (anyone can view/edit)\n- Download the file as a Docx\n- Download the file as a PDF\n\n\nAll of the above requires authenticating with your GDrive account, ensuring the `documentID` is pulling correctly from previous nodes and choosing a `filename` if relevant"
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        "content": "## Replace Images in Google Docs Documents and Download as PDF/Docx\n\n## Use Case\nAutomate image replacement in Google Docs:\n- You need to update document images dynamically\n- You want to create multiple versions of a template with different images\n- You need to batch process document images from a URL database\n- You want to generate shareable documents with custom images\n\n## What this Workflow Does\nThe workflow automates image replacement in Google Docs:\n- Accepts image URLs from your database\n- Finds and replaces images in template documents\n- Creates new document copies with updated images\n- Optionally converts to PDF and makes documents shareable\n\n## Setup\n1. Connect your image URL database (column name must be \"url\")\n2. Set up [Google Docs OAuth 2 API credentials](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledocs/)\n3. Optional: Create a template document in Google Drive with placeholder images\n4. Optional: Configure [Google Drive authentication](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/) for additional features\n\n## How to Adjust it to Your Needs\n- Remove template copying for single document processing\n- Adjust image ID selection for documents with multiple images\n- Configure sharing settings and download formats\n- Customize file naming and storage location\n\n\nMade by Simon @ [automake.io](https://automake.io)"
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