n8n Workflow: Archive Zoom Recordings to Google Drive & Slack

Archive every Zoom recording automatically—then share a permanent link in Slack

This n8n workflow listens for Zoom recording.completed events, securely verifies the webhook signature, downloads the finished MP4, uploads it to your chosen Google Drive folder, and posts a permanent Google Drive link to a Slack channel—fully automated from Zoom to Drive to Slack.

What this workflow does

• Receives Zoom webhook calls when a recording.completed event fires, and also handles Zoom’s one-time endpoint URL validation handshake.
• Verifies Zoom HMAC signatures and rejects requests that are missing required headers or fall outside the replay window.
• Acknowledges Zoom immediately, then continues only for real recording events (not validation requests).
• Selects the largest completed MP4 from the event payload, creates a readable filename from the meeting start time and topic, and uses the provided download URL/token.
• Downloads the MP4 from Zoom using the short-lived download token.
• Uploads to Google Drive using a resumable upload session into the configured Drive folder.
• Posts to Slack with meeting details and a permanent Drive file link.

Use cases

• Ops teams archiving customer meetings or internal standups without manual downloads.
• SaaS operators keeping a searchable Google Drive repository and notifying stakeholders in Slack automatically.
• Automation engineers standardizing Zoom recording handling across multiple workspaces and channels.

Technical details

• Zoom Event Subscriptions: subscribe to recording.completed and enable “Add download token”.
• Security: webhook verification using ZOOM_WEBHOOK_SECRET_TOKEN (or SECRET_FALLBACK).
• n8n nodes used: webhook, if, code, http request, slack, plus a sticky note for guidance.