Remove PII from CSV Files
Configured with Extract From File, Google Drive, Google Drive Trigger, Open Ai, and additional nodes. Review the connections and setup before adapting this template.
Node categories in this workflow
- Trigger
- Files / media
- Transform
- AI & models
- Code
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Drive Trigger | Trigger | Google Drive Trigger | See node parameters |
| Google Drive | Files / media | Google Drive | download |
| Extract from File | Transform | Extract From File | See node parameters |
| OpenAI | AI & models | Open Ai | See node parameters |
| Merge | Transform | Merge | See node parameters |
| Upload to Drive | Files / media | Google Drive | createFromText |
| Get filename | Transform | Split Out | See node parameters |
| Get result | Transform | Split Out | See node parameters |
| Remove PII columns | Code | Code | See node parameters |
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
Remove PII from CSV Files
Remove PII from CSV Files
This workflow monitors a Google Drive folder for new CSV files, identifies and removes PII columns using OpenAI, and uploads the sanitized file back to the drive. It requires Google Drive and OpenAI integrations with API access enabled.
Remove PII from CSV Files
Remove PII from CSV Files
Purpose and structure
This folder contains the Remove PII from CSV Files workflow. Its executable nodes use code, extractFromFile, googleDrive, googleDriveTrigger, merge, openAi, splitOut. 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
Google Drive 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/Splitout/0698_Splitout_Code_Automation_Triggered.json MIT; preserve source notices.