Save Every Outlook Email as PDF in Google Drive using PDF.co and n8n

Step 1: Trigger on New Outlook Email

• Node: Microsoft Outlook → Message Received
• Settings: Use defaults
• Test: Click Fetch Test Event

Success Looks Like:

{
  "id": "AAMkAGE...",
  "subject": "Test Email",
  "from": {...}
}

Step 2: Download the Email as .eml

• Node: HTTP Request
• Settings:
  • Method: GET
  • URL: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{{ $json.id }}/$value
  • Authentication: Generic Credential Type
  • Generic Auth Type: OAuth2 API
  • OAuth2 API: Microsoft Graph OAuth2
  • Response Format: File
  • Put Output in Field: data

Success Looks Like: A file is returned (MIME type may say text/plain, which is okay).

Step 3: Upload .eml to PDF.co

• Node: PDF.co - Upload File
• Settings:
  • Enable Binary Data: true
  • Input Binary Field: data
  • File Name: email.eml

Success Looks Like:

{

"url": "https://pdf-co-temp-files.s3.amazonaws.com/..."

}

Step 4: Download PDF

• Node: HTTP Request
• Settings:
  • Method: GET
  • URL: Use output file URL from Step 4
  • Authentication: None

Success Looks Like: PDF binary data appears in output.

Step 5: Upload to Google Drive

• Node: Google Drive → Upload File
• Settings:
  • Input Data Field Name: data
  • File Name: (optional: use {{ $json.subject }}.pdf or a timestamp)
  • Parent Drive: My Drive
  • Parent Folder: Select your desired Google Drive folder

Success Looks Like: PDF appears in your Drive!