Find and replace image in docx. Connect to a datasource with an image URL you want to insert into the Docx file

Define Image URL

REQUIRED Connect 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

OPTIONAL If you want to create multiple documents with multiple images then create a template in your GDrive folder with a placeholder image that you want to replace. This template will be copied each time you run the flow, and the ID of that new document will be passed to find image ID in Docx to find the relevant image to replace with your image url. If you are just doing this for a single document then remove the find and copy docx template node. If you do this step, follow the n8n guide on how to connect to your GDrive account.

Optional - create and copy a template document in your GDrive folder

Sends request to Google API to retrieve document details (including image ID) in the template document

REQUIRED

• Update the Google Docs OAuth 2 API credentials with your own
• Ensure Document ID is passing correctly to Find Image ID in Docx if you removed the previous step
• 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

OPTIONAL

• Make the file publically shareable (anyone can view/edit)
• Download the file as a Docx
• Download the file as a PDF

All of the above requires authenticating with your GDrive account, ensuring the documentID is pulling correctly from previous nodes and choosing a filename if relevant

Optional - make the file shareable, and download in docx and PDF format

Replace Images in Google Docs Documents and Download as PDF/Docx

Use Case

Automate image replacement in Google Docs:

• You need to update document images dynamically
• You want to create multiple versions of a template with different images
• You need to batch process document images from a URL database
• You want to generate shareable documents with custom images

What this Workflow Does

The workflow automates image replacement in Google Docs:

• Accepts image URLs from your database
• Finds and replaces images in template documents
• Creates new document copies with updated images
• Optionally converts to PDF and makes documents shareable

Setup

1. Connect your image URL database (column name must be "url")
2. Set up Google Docs OAuth 2 API credentials
3. Optional: Create a template document in Google Drive with placeholder images
4. Optional: Configure Google Drive authentication for additional features

How to Adjust it to Your Needs

• Remove template copying for single document processing
• Adjust image ID selection for documents with multiple images
• Configure sharing settings and download formats
• Customize file naming and storage location

Made by Simon @ automake.io

Replace Images in Google Docs Documents and Download as PDF/Docx

Purpose and structure

This folder contains the Replace Images in Google Docs Documents and Download as PDF/Docx workflow. Its executable nodes use googleDrive, httpRequest, manualTrigger, noOp, set. 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’

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/0617_Manual_Noop_Automation_Webhook.json MIT; preserve source notices.