📸 Automate photo background removal with Photoroom API and Google Drive

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1. Workflow Overview

Tags: Marketing, Image Processing, Automation Context Hey! I’m Samir , a Data Scientist from Paris and the founder of LogiGreen Consulting. We use...

Best for

Content Creation automation workflows
Multimodal AI automation workflows
intermediate n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches, n8n-nodes-base.googledrive, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Samir Saci.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title: 📸 Automate photo background removal with Photoroom API and Google Drive
Workflow name: 📸 Automate photo background removal with Photoroom API and Google Drive

Tags: Marketing, Image Processing, Automation

Context

Hey! I’m Samir , a Data Scientist from Paris and the founder of LogiGreen Consulting.

We use AI, automation, and data to support sustainable business practices for small, medium and large companies.

I implemented this workflow to support an event agency to automate image processing like background removal using Photoroom API.

> Automate your photos processing with n8n!

This n8n workflow collects all images in a Google Drive folder shared with multiple photographers.

For each image, it calls the Photoroom API:

A processed image w/o a background is saved in a subfolder Remove Background
The original pictures are saved in the subfolder Original

This workflow, triggered every morning, will process the backlog of images.

📬 For business inquiries, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn

Who is this template for?

This workflow is useful for:

Digital Marketing teams that use images for content creation
Photographs or Event Organisers that collect large amounts of photos that need processing

What does it do?

This n8n workflow:

⏰ Triggers automatically every morning
🖼️ Collects the names and IDs of all images in the folder
🧹 HTTP POST request to Photoroom API to remove the background
📄 Stores the processed image and the original image in two separate sub-folders

What do I need to get started?

You’ll need:

A Google Drive Account connected to your n8n instance with credentials
A Photoroom API key that you can get for free (trial) here: Photoroom API

Follow the Guide!

Follow the sticky notes inside the workflow or check out my step-by-step tutorial on how to configure and deploy it.

🎥 Watch My Tutorial

This workflow was built using n8n version 1.93.0
Submitted: May 26, 2025

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Loop Over Items

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices: Version 3

Block 2 - Loop Over Items1

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices: Version 3

Block 3 - Move to Original

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

Block 4 - Save to Remove Background

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

Block 5 - Download Image

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

Block 6 - Get all files

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

Block 7 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 8 - Sticky Note

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 9 - Photoroom API Remove Background

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.2

Block 10 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 11 - Daily at 08:00 am

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices: Version 1.2

Block 12 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

3. Summary Table

Workflow	📸 Automate photo background removal with Photoroom API and Google Drive
Complexity	intermediate
Nodes	12
Categories	Content Creation, Multimodal AI
Author	Samir Saci
Published	26 May 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/4398/4398.json as the source template for this automation.
2. Import the template into n8n

Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.
3. Configure credentials and variables

Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.
4. Test with sample data

Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.
5. Activate and monitor

Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Download workflow JSON Original n8n.io source Content Creation workflows Multimodal AI workflows

Frequently asked questions

What does 📸 Automate photo background removal with Photoroom API and Google Drive do?

Tags: Marketing, Image Processing, Automation Context Hey! I’m Samir , a Data Scientist from Paris and the founder of LogiGreen Consulting. We use...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Content Creation, Multimodal AI use case.

Samir Saci

31 workflows

Nodes

n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches n8n-nodes-base.googledrive n8n-nodes-base.stickynote n8n-nodes-base.httprequest n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger

Complexity

intermediate

Published 26 May 2025

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📸 Automate photo background removal with Photoroom API and Google Drive

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1. Workflow Overview

Best for

Tools used

Source and attribution

1.1 Workflow description

Context

Who is this template for?

What does it do?

What do I need to get started?

Follow the Guide!

1.2 Logical Blocks

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Loop Over Items

Block 2 - Loop Over Items1

Block 3 - Move to Original

Block 4 - Save to Remove Background

Block 5 - Download Image

Block 6 - Get all files

Block 7 - Sticky Note1

Block 8 - Sticky Note

Block 9 - Photoroom API Remove Background

Block 10 - Sticky Note2

Block 11 - Daily at 08:00 am

Block 12 - Sticky Note3

3. Summary Table

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

2. Import the template into n8n

3. Configure credentials and variables

4. Test with sample data

5. Activate and monitor

5. General Notes & Resources

Frequently asked questions