OpenAI Assistant workflow: uploa file, create an Assistant, chat with it!
Configured with Chat Trigger, Google Drive, Open Ai. Review the connections and setup before adapting this template.
Node categories in this workflow
- Trigger
- Files / media
- AI & models
Icons describe general node roles, inferred from node types. Inspect the parameters for the configured action.
Drag to pan; use + and − to zoom. Reconstructed from the exported node positions; nothing runs here. Dashed lines represent non-main connections. Full node names and notes appear below.
How it works
The exported workflow contains the following configured nodes. Their connections are shown above; inspect the JSON for the complete logic, expressions, and external actions.
| Node | Category | Type | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| When clicking "Test workflow" | Trigger | Manual Trigger | See node parameters |
| Get File | Files / media | Google Drive | download |
| Chat Trigger | Trigger | Chat Trigger | See node parameters |
| OpenAI Assistant | AI & models | Open Ai | assistant |
| Upload File to OpenAI | AI & models | Open Ai | file |
| Create new Assistant | AI & models | Open Ai | assistant / create |
Setup
- Download the JSON and import it into an isolated n8n instance. Leave the workflow inactive.
- Connect your own credentials through n8n’s credential store. Replace
REPLACE_WITH_*values with your resource identifiers. - Inspect API destinations, Code nodes, database queries, file paths, and outbound actions.
- Run with synthetic data and harmless destinations. Enable triggers only after checking the actual outputs.
Requirements
An n8n instance with the listed node types and compatible versions. Service-connected workflows may require accounts, credentials, or paid APIs.
Credential types declared in the source
googleDriveOAuth2ApiopenAiApi
Workflow notes
STEP 1. Get a Google Drive file and upload to OpenAI
STEP 1. Get a Google Drive file and upload to OpenAI
STEP 2. Setup a new Assistant
STEP 2. Setup a new Assistant
- Select a name
- Provide a description
- Enter the system prompt
- Attach tools: knowledge retrieval from the uploaded documents
STEP 4. Expand the Assistant. Check the tutorials:
STEP 4. Expand the Assistant. Check the tutorials:
OpenAI Assistant workflow: uploa file, create an Assistant, chat with it!
OpenAI Assistant workflow: uploa file, create an Assistant, chat with it!
Purpose and structure
This folder contains the OpenAI Assistant workflow: uploa file, create an Assistant, chat with it! workflow. Its executable nodes use chatTrigger, googleDrive, manualTrigger, openAi. The table and connection map below are derived from the JSON, not an inferred guarantee of behavior.
Setup
Import inactive. Configure your own credentials and replace REPLACE_WITH_* values. Review external destinations and Code nodes before running.
Entry points
When clicking "Test workflow", Chat Trigger
Verification
Sanitized source candidate; not runtime-tested. This overview is generated from node metadata. Read the folder README for the connection map, credential types, and license.
Attribution
https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows/blob/94007c1445d9258a7da116646b79473e7c7c3282/workflows/Manual/1581_Manual_Stickynote_Create_Triggered.json MIT; preserve source notices.
Canvas section labels
These name areas of the original canvas; they do not include explanatory instructions.
- STEP 3. Chat with the Assistant