N8n Google Sheets empty sheet

Questions
1

I am using n8n with a Google Sheets node. I want to check if a sheet is empty, and if it is, append a new row with request_id = RQ001.

The problem is: if the sheet is empty, the Google Sheets node does not return any data, so the next node in the workflow does not run. How can I make the workflow continue and append a row even when the sheet is empty?

2

From node settings, enable Always Output Data option. This way, even if the node doesn’t output anything, the workflow will continue.

Minimally, you can attach an IF statement: IF {{ $json }} IS EMPTY.