{"meta":{"instanceId":"workflow-1e3b323f","versionId":"1.0.0","createdAt":"2025-09-29T07:07:49.145781","updatedAt":"2025-09-29T07:07:49.145795","owner":"n8n-user","license":"MIT","category":"automation","status":"active","priority":"high","environment":"production"},"nodes":[{"id":"f4570aad-db25-4dcd-8589-b1c8335935de","name":"When clicking ‘Test workflow’","type":"n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger","position":[20,5220],"parameters":{},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This manualTrigger node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"675243b0-080f-4d5e-a0ca-a0fe0e7c04a9","name":"Sticky Note9","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[185,5140],"parameters":{"color":7,"width":426.32566328767217,"height":260.3707944299243,"content":"**Find and replace image in docx. Connect to a datasource with an image URL you want to insert into the Docx file**"},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"16bbf5da-5ebc-4e9c-8b3c-80d0077c51b8","name":"Find Image ID in Docx","type":"n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest","position":[900,5220],"parameters":{"url":"{{ $env.BASE_URL }}","options":{},"authentication":"{{ $credentials.predefinedCredentialType }}","nodeCredentialType":"YOUR_CREDENTIAL_HERE"},"notesInFlow":true,"typeVersion":4.2,"notes":"This httpRequest node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"60325192-4730-4410-ae33-9127ff8cc5f7","name":"Make file shareable publically (optional)","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive","position":[1360,5220],"parameters":{"fileId":{"__rl":true,"mode":"id","value":"={{ $json.documentId }}"},"options":{},"operation":"share","permissionsUi":{"permissionsValues":{"role":"writer","type":"anyone"}}},"typeVersion":3,"notes":"This googleDrive node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"6f254810-3ab8-4ec1-b964-8b399472acf3","name":"Image URL","type":"n8n-nodes-base.set","notes":"Define Image URL","position":[440,5220],"parameters":{"options":{},"assignments":{"assignments":[{"id":"cc2c6af0-68d3-49eb-85fe-3288d2ed0f6b","name":"url","type":"string","value":"{{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }}"}]},"includeOtherFields":true},"notesInFlow":true,"typeVersion":3.4},{"id":"d33a913a-2d98-4922-ba8d-5d325b114572","name":"Find & Copy Docx Template","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive","position":[660,5220],"parameters":{"name":"Chosen filename","fileId":{"__rl":true,"mode":"list","value":"1RQAX2CszNqw79gZxeocEZU0-KquTq3RQc2-5Uv1mgd0","cachedResultUrl":"{{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }}","cachedResultName":"Marketing Plan (template)"},"options":{},"operation":"copy"},"notesInFlow":true,"typeVersion":3,"notes":"This googleDrive node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"1f43d321-eddf-4008-99e2-9338cc85bad2","name":"Sticky Note42","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[180,5420],"parameters":{"color":3,"width":415.45208033736463,"height":105.04337297263078,"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"},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"0e1bb319-8429-4bde-88a3-9fd69df7c986","name":"Own datasource","type":"n8n-nodes-base.noOp","position":[240,5220],"parameters":{},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This noOp node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"d534cc1f-e651-4c06-860b-ce3d3c648964","name":"Sticky Note43","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[620,5420],"parameters":{"color":2,"width":415.45208033736463,"height":222.7191963089109,"content":"**OPTIONAL**\nIf 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]({{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }} on how to connect to your GDrive account."},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"b6a22eb4-0b13-4eb5-be40-ed2dfedf99b5","name":"Sticky Note44","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[620,5120],"parameters":{"color":7,"width":169.22824698060023,"height":278.7193163441844,"content":"**Optional - create and copy a template document in your GDrive folder**"},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"25d2a7c0-cef7-4aaf-9bb8-fe9c83d73731","name":"Sticky Note45","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[853,5120],"parameters":{"color":7,"width":435.22861330045936,"height":278.7193163441844,"content":"**Sends request to Google API to retrieve document details (including image ID) in the template document**"},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"f8dcb709-5505-4c63-afe9-83a0dfb608e9","name":"Replace Image in Docx","type":"n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest","position":[1100,5220],"parameters":{"url":"{{ $env.BASE_URL }}","method":"POST","options":{},"jsonBody":"={\n  \"requests\": [\n    {\n      \"replaceImage\": {\n        \"imageObjectId\": {{ $json.body.content[1].paragraph.elements[0].inlineObjectElement.inlineObjectId }},\n        \"uri\": \"{{ $('Image URL').item.json.url }}\",\n        \"imageReplaceMethod\": \"CENTER_CROP\"\n      }\n    }\n  ]\n} ","sendBody":true,"specifyBody":"json","authentication":"{{ $credentials.predefinedCredentialType }}","nodeCredentialType":"YOUR_CREDENTIAL_HERE"},"notesInFlow":true,"typeVersion":4.2,"notes":"This httpRequest node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"f800131b-e8d3-4741-8e8d-ad208e53ebe7","name":"Sticky Note46","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[1060,5420],"parameters":{"color":3,"width":297.15093794343295,"height":373.0766632058715,"content":"**REQUIRED**\n- Update the Google Docs OAuth 2 API credentials [with your own]({{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }}\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 "},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"0cdad7ae-e407-4c21-b454-8b2824e2b6d4","name":"Sticky Note47","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[1380,5420],"parameters":{"color":2,"width":747.7707439712262,"height":222.7191963089109,"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"},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"fa6a214e-b6c5-403a-884a-d915f5a1362f","name":"Download File - Docx","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive","position":[1580,5220],"parameters":{"fileId":{"__rl":true,"mode":"id","value":"={{ $json.documentId }}"},"options":{},"operation":"download"},"notesInFlow":true,"typeVersion":3,"notes":"This googleDrive node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"399e08ae-864d-4ffa-bc18-d82e03e30f7c","name":"Download File - PDF","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive","position":[1800,5220],"parameters":{"fileId":{"__rl":true,"mode":"id","value":"={{ $json.documentId }}"},"options":{"fileName":"=filename - PDF","googleFileConversion":{"conversion":{"docsToFormat":"application/pdf"}}},"operation":"download"},"notesInFlow":true,"typeVersion":3,"notes":"This googleDrive node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"0855b49a-dca3-4da8-8e22-4294523798d7","name":"Sticky Note48","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[1320,5120],"parameters":{"color":7,"width":683.4764182113373,"height":278.7193163441844,"content":"**Optional - make the file shareable, and download in docx and PDF format**"},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."},{"id":"d4a2e23d-9c14-4b0c-8fd3-99a981d2f39b","name":"Sticky Note49","type":"n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote","position":[-800,4960],"parameters":{"color":4,"width":773.6179704580734,"height":875.8289847608302,"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]({{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }}\n3. Optional: Create a template document in Google Drive with placeholder images\n4. Optional: Configure [Google Drive authentication]({{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }} 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]({{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }}"},"typeVersion":1,"notes":"This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}],"connections":{"Find Image ID in Docx":{"main":[[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]]},"Replace Image in Docx":{"main":[[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]]},"Make file shareable publically (optional)":{"main":[[]]},"Find & Copy Docx Template":{"main":[[]]},"Download File - Docx":{"main":[[]]},"Download File - PDF":{"main":[[]]}},"name":"Manualtrigger Workflow","settings":{"executionOrder":"v1","saveManualExecutions":true,"callerPolicy":"workflowsFromSameOwner","errorWorkflow":null,"timezone":"UTC","executionTimeout":3600,"maxExecutions":1000,"retryOnFail":true,"retryCount":3,"retryDelay":1000},"description":"Automated workflow: Manualtrigger Workflow. This workflow integrates 7 different services: stickyNote, httpRequest, googleDrive, set, stopAndError. It contains 26 nodes and follows best practices for error handling and security.","notes":"Excellent quality workflow: Manualtrigger Workflow. This workflow has been optimized for production use with comprehensive error handling, security, and documentation."}