Turn receipt photos into a tidy expense sheet automatically

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01 / 12Google Drive Trigger

Trigger on a new file in the receipts folder

Create a workflow and add a Google Drive Trigger watching your receipts folder for new files. This fires the moment a photo lands, whether you added it from your phone or a scanner app.

The n8n panel for: Trigger on a new file in the receipts folder5 things to set here
  1. 1Open the Google Drive Trigger node — double-click it on the canvas
  2. 2Workflow name — copy the value below
  3. 3Trigger On — copy the value below
  4. 4Event — copy the value below
  5. 5Check before moving on — Dropping a test image into the folder starts a workflow execution.
Google Drive Trigger panel in n8nTap to enlarge
Workflow name
Receipt to expense sheet
Trigger On
Specific Folder
Event
File Created
Tip
If you'd rather capture by chat, swap this for a Telegram Trigger on Photo messages — the rest of the workflow stays the same.
Checkpoint
Dropping a test image into the folder starts a workflow execution.