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OpenAI Assistant Workflow for File Upload & Chat

OpenAI Assistant Workflow for File Upload & Chat is a 6-node automation blueprint connecting OpenAI, Google Drive. Inspect its trigger, execution graph, branches, and implementation requirements.

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6

Nodes

2

Links

3

Run groups

Connected tools

2 integrations

  • OpenAI
  • Google Drive

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OpenAI Assistant Workflow for File Upload & Chat execution lanes3 run groups containing 6 workflow nodes and 2 visible links. Solid horizontal lines are main-channel runtime links. Violet dashed lines connect typed dependencies beneath the runtime step they support. Focus any node to inspect its immediate path.Chat Trigger. trigger node, chatTrigger. 0 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STARTChat TriggerTRIGGERCHATTRIGGER0 IN / 1 OUTOpenAI Assistant. OpenAI node, openAi. 1 incoming and 0 outgoing connections.OUTCOMEOpenAI AssistantOPENAIOPENAI1 IN / 0 OUTGet File. Google Drive node, googleDrive. 0 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STARTGet FileGOOGLE DRIVEGOOGLEDRIVE0 IN / 1 OUTUpload File to OpenAI. OpenAI node, openAi. 1 incoming and 0 outgoing connections.OUTCOMEUpload File to OpenAIOPENAIOPENAI1 IN / 0 OUTWhen clicking "Test workflow". trigger node, manualTrigger. 0 incoming and 0 outgoing connections.CORE RUNTIMEWhen clicking "Test workf…TRIGGERMANUALTRIGGER0 IN / 0 OUTCreate new Assistant. OpenAI node, openAi. 0 incoming and 0 outgoing connections.CORE RUNTIMECreate new AssistantOPENAIOPENAI0 IN / 0 OUT

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01

Run Group

Chat Trigger

1 Execution Link
  1. Start

    Chat Trigger

    Trigger

  2. Outcome

    OpenAI Assistant

    AI reasoning

02

Run Group

Get File

1 Execution Link
  1. Start

    Get File

    Integration

  2. Outcome

    Upload File to OpenAI

    AI reasoning

03

Run Group

Standalone nodes

0 Execution Links
  1. Core Runtime

    When clicking "Test workflow"

    Trigger

    Create new Assistant

    AI reasoning

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