Extract Resume Data from Gmail to Google Sheets with RChilli

Turn Gmail resume attachments into a ready-to-search Google Sheet—automatically

Stop copy-pasting candidate data. This n8n workflow monitors your Gmail, extracts details from every resume using RChilli Resume Data Extraction (via MCP), and writes 180+ structured resume fields straight into Google Sheets in seconds—so your team can focus on hiring, not typing.

What this workflow does

• Triggers on incoming resumes/CVs sent to your Gmail inbox as email attachments.
• Sends each file to RChilli through the RChilli MCP node for automated resume parsing.
• Returns 180+ structured fields, including contact details (name, email, phone, LinkedIn), skills, job titles, companies, dates, education, and certifications.
• Maps each extracted field to the correct column in your Google Sheet using n8n’s field mapping.
• Creates a new row per candidate, adding the full candidate record automatically.
• Normalizes non-English resumes to English (e.g., French, German, Japanese, and 40+ supported languages) so your spreadsheet stays consistent.

Use cases

• Recruiting teams that receive resumes by email and need structured candidate data fast.
• SaaS operators building an internal pipeline from inbound applications into Google Sheets.
• Automation engineers who want an end-to-end resume data extraction to spreadsheet workflow with consistent multilingual output.

Technical details

• Gmail Trigger to detect resume attachments.
• RChilli Resume Data Extraction via MCP to extract 180+ fields.
• Google Sheets node to append rows with mapped columns.
• Workflow nodes include if, code, and processing in split in batches.
• Setup requires connecting your Gmail/Google account and adding RChilli API credentials to the RChilli MCP node.

Result: a clean, searchable candidate spreadsheet—built automatically from your inbox.