Google drive downloaded file connection with ocr space

Questions
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when i try to send the downloaded file to the ocrspace it say’s " Connect a trigger to run this node"

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My workflow

Information on my n8n setup

  • n8n version:
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
  • Operating system:

i have a google drive node do download a file and then send it to the ocrspace api for text extraction.

  • 1.100.1:
  • Running n8n via n8n cloud
  • mac
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Hey @Fawad_Naveed hope all is well. Welcome to the community.

Each workflow requires a trigger - the first node in the workflow. It can be a trigger like “New file uploaded to Google Drive” or if you need to trigger this workflow manually, you can use Manual Trigger node.

For example:

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Hi there, you forget to add trigger node:)
n8n are strictly prohibited to run any node without trigger:)

So, make sure your workflow has at least Manual Trigger node!

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thank you guys!