Google Sheets → Stripe Payment Automation Workflow

📌 Overview

This workflow automates the end-to-end process of generating and sending client payment links using Google Sheets and Stripe.

Whenever a new or updated entry is added to the Google Sheet, the workflow will:

1. Fetch client and invoice details.
2. Create a Stripe Product and Price.
3. Generate a Stripe Payment Link.
4. Store the link back in the Google Sheet.
5. Upload a copy of the invoice to Google Drive.
6. Send a professional, formatted email with the payment link to the client using Gmail.

🔗 Demo Video: Watch on YouTube

⚡️ Workflow Steps

1. Trigger – The workflow is triggered on any update in the Google Sheet.
2. Filter – Ensures only relevant rows (e.g., PENDING invoices) proceed.
3. Stripe Automation
   • Create Stripe Product
   • Create Stripe Price
   • Generate Stripe Payment Link
4. Google Drive – Store invoice files (if required).
5. Google Sheets – Update the sheet with the generated Stripe Payment Link and timestamp.
6. Gmail – Send a client-facing email with the invoice details and payment link.

🛠 Setup Guide

Prerequisites

• n8n account
• Google Sheets & Google Drive credentials
• Gmail API credentials
• Stripe API Key

Steps

1. Clone/Import Workflow

   • Import the workflow JSON file into your n8n instance.

2. Configure Google Sheets

   • Create a Google Sheet with columns:
     • Order ID, Client Name, Client Email, Items Description, Due Date, Amount, Currency, Invoice Status, Invoice Link, Stripe Payment Link, Last Updated
   • Connect your Google Sheets node to this sheet.

3. Set Up Stripe

   • Obtain your Stripe Secret Key from Stripe Dashboard.
   • Add it in the Stripe nodes for Product, Price, and Payment Link creation.

4. Google Drive

   • Configure to store invoice backups (optional).

5. Gmail

   • Authorize Gmail and set up the Send Email node.
   • Customize the email template with client details and the Stripe link.

6. Test the Workflow

   • Add a sample row in Google Sheets.
   • Run the workflow manually or update the sheet to trigger automatically.
   • Verify that the Stripe link is created, updated in the sheet, and emailed to the client.

✅ Now your workflow is ready to automatically manage client invoices and payments with Stripe + Google Sheets + Gmail + Google Drive.