Google Drive File Upload and convert mimeType from excel to google sheet

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Hello folks,

I’m writing to ask your suggestion with a persistent issue I’m encountering in a n8n workflow. After exhausting the troubleshooting suggestions provided by the AI support, I am hoping to receive more targeted guidance.

My objective is to configure the Google Drive Upload File node to correctly convert a file from Microsoft Office format to Google Sheets format. I have set the node’s properties as recommended, specifically targeting the appropriate MIME type for the conversion. However, upon executing the step, the output bundle confirms that the MIME type of the uploaded file remains unchanged, and the conversion does not occur as expected.

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Looking forward to hear tips to make the conversion work successfully.

Thank you for your time and expertise.

Best regards,

Robert

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Hey,
It is really not possible to directly convert the file type, meanwhile you can try it another way.
get your file loaded on n8n node maybe using forms or your prefer way and then extract its data in json format using Extract from file node and then append the data in new sheet.
but here,

  1. you have to previously (manually) create your google sheet to append the data in that,
    or
  2. you can create another workflow to create sheet automatically to reduce manual efforts then the sheet creation will occur 1st then the data will get uploaded :backhand_index_pointing_right:How to convert an Excel file to a Google Sheet with n8n — a step-by-step tutorial

I have attached workflow below, for detailed explanation check the

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