Invoice Verification and Validation with Gmail, Drive, Sheets, and OCR AI

### **Description (Full, User-Centric & Sales-Driven):** Tired of manually verifying purchase order invoices every single day? This **plug-and-play n8n automation template** saves your accounts team hours of work by automatically downloading, storing, extracting, and validating invoice data against your master item sheet - all without human intervention. Perfect for **SMEs, startups, procurement teams, and accounts departments**, this automation handles **PO invoice verification** from **email to final validation** with 99% accuracy. --- ### **What This Automation Does End-to-End:** **Invoice Retrieval & Organization:** - Runs **Monday to Saturday, 8 hours/day** - Reads **invoices from specific vendor email(s)** (e.g., `abc@company.com`) - Extracts the **invoice date from the email subject** - Automatically **creates month & day-wise folders** in Google Drive - Uploads each invoice PDF into its respective folder **AI + OCR Data Extraction & Validation:** - Uses **OCR** to extract item data (name, quantity, rate, HSN, etc.) from each invoice PDF - Converts messy PDF data into clean structured format using **AI Agent Model** - Stores the data into a dedicated Google Sheet: **Store Invoice Data** **Invoice vs. Master Data Validation:** - Automatically fetches a second Google Sheet: **Store Master Data** - Compares each invoice item **line-by-line** with the master sheet: - Checks for **Item Code, Name, Price** mismatches - Calculates **price differences** and **total loss/gain per invoice** - Marks each line as **Matched / Mismatched** with notes **Final Reporting:** - Sends an **automated summary email** once all invoices are processed - Alerts if any mismatches found, allowing for early intervention --- ### **Example Output:** Check how data is validated in real time: - [Store Invoice Data Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QRHs6lRAZ95u9KirjUSqtdYxfYfCH_N_Uh80O_gm1Q/edit?usp=sharing) - [Store Master Data Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xRQ-WtNjNGtkgNwnhjmXddDQq9n_gpXe5it2aBfZPI/edit?usp=sharing) --- ### **Who Is This For?** - Accounts & Finance Teams - Procurement Departments - Growing Startups with Vendors - ERP/Automation Enthusiasts - Anyone tired of **manually checking vendor bills** --- ### **What You'll Get:** - Ready-to-import n8n workflow (JSON) - Setup Guide (PDF or Notion link) - Sample Google Sheet template - Email + Google Drive + OCR setup guide - AI Agent configuration tips - BONUS: Customization support (optional)

Platform

n8n

Category

Finance & Accounting

Price

$24.99

Creator

Dhrumil Patel

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