Description

n8n-nodes-googleforms

This is an n8n community node. It lets you interact with Google Forms in your n8n workflows.

Google Forms is a survey and data collection tool that allows users to create customizable forms and questionnaires, making it easy to gather information, conduct surveys, and analyze responses in real-time, providing valuable insights into user feedback, preferences, and operational data.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Credentials
Operations
Using as a Tool
Compatibility
Resources

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Alternatively, you can manually install it:

git clone https://github.com/elevate-agency-data/n8n-nodes-googleforms.git 
cd n8n-nodes-googleforms 
npm install  

Then, place the node file in the ~/.n8n/custom-nodes directory (or follow instructions specific to your n8n installation).

Credentials

To use this node, you need a Google Cloud API key with access to Google Forms.

Operations

This node supports the following operations within Google Forms:

• Form
  • Changes the form with a batch of updates
  • Creates a new form
  • Gets a form
  • Updates the publish settings
• Form Response
  • Gets a response
  • Lists responses
• Form Watch
  • Creates a new watch
  • Deletes a watch
  • Lists watches
  • Renews a watch

Retrieve information from the Google Forms APIs.

Steps to obtain API credentials:

1. Go to the Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project or use an existing one
3. Enable the Google Forms API
4. Create API credentials (API key or OAuth 2.0)
5. Add your API key to the authentication settings in n8n

Using as a Tool

This node can be used as a tool in n8n AI Agents. To enable community nodes as tools, you need to set the N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE environment variable to true.

Setting the Environment Variable

If you're using a bash/zsh shell:

export N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true
n8n start

If you're using Docker:
Add to your docker-compose.yml file:

environment:
  - N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true

If you're using the desktop app:
Create a .env file in the n8n directory:

N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true

If you want to set it permanently on Mac/Linux:
Add to your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bash_profile:

export N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true

Compatibility

• Tested with: 1.80.5 (Success)

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• Google Forms APIs documentation