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AWS Lambda and Google Sheets integration

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Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

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Detect AWS Orphaned Resources & Send Cost Reports to Slack, Email, and Sheets

How it works This workflow automatically scans AWS accounts for orphaned resources (unattached EBS volumes, old snapshots >90 days, unassociated Elastic IPs) that waste money. It calculates cost impact, validates compliance tags, and sends multi-channel alerts via Slack, Email, and Google Sheets audit logs. Key Features: 🔍 Multi-region scanning with parallel execution 💰 Monthly/annual cost calculation with risk scoring 📊 Professional HTML reports with charts and tables 🏷️ Tag compliance validation (SOC2/ISO27001/HIPAA) ✅ Conditional alerting (only alerts when resources found) 📈 Google Sheets audit trail for trend analysis What gets detected: Unattached EBS volumes ($0.10/GB/month waste) Snapshots older than 90 days ($0.05/GB/month) Unassociated Elastic IPs ($3.60/month each) Typical savings: $50-10K/month depending on account size Set up steps Prerequisites AWS Configuration: Create IAM user n8n-resource-scanner with these permissions: ec2:DescribeVolumes ec2:DescribeSnapshots ec2:DescribeAddresses ec2:DescribeInstances lambda:InvokeFunction Deploy Lambda function aws-orphaned-resource-scanner (Node.js 18+) Add EC2 read-only permissions to Lambda execution role Generate AWS Access Key + Secret Key Lambda Function Code: See sticky notes in workflow for complete implementation using @aws-sdk/client-ec2 Credentials Required: AWS IAM (Access Key + Secret) Slack (OAuth2 or Webhook) Gmail (OAuth2) Google Sheets (OAuth2) Configuration Initialize Config Node: Update these settings: awsRegions: Your AWS regions (default: us-east-1) emailRecipients: FinOps team emails slackChannel: Alert channel (e.g., #cloud-ops) requiredTags: Compliance tags to validate snapshotAgeDays: Age threshold (default: 90) Set Region Variables: Choose regions to scan Lambda Function: Deploy function with provided code (see workflow sticky notes) Google Sheet: Create spreadsheet with headers: Scan Date | Region | Resource Type | Resource ID | Monthly Cost | Compliance | etc. Credentials: Connect all four credential types in n8n Schedule: Enable "Weekly Scan Trigger" (default: Mondays 8 AM UTC) Testing Click "Execute Workflow" to run manual test Verify Lambda invokes successfully Check Slack alert appears Confirm email with HTML report received Validate Google Sheets logging works Customization Options Multi-region: Add regions in "Initialize Config" Alert thresholds: Modify cost/age thresholds Additional resource types: Extend Lambda function Custom tags: Update required tags list Schedule frequency: Adjust cron trigger Use Cases FinOps Teams: Automated cloud waste detection and cost reporting Cloud Operations: Weekly compliance and governance audits DevOps: Resource cleanup automation and alerting Security/Compliance: Tag validation for SOC2/ISO27001/HIPAA Executive Reporting: Monthly cost optimization metrics Resources AWS IAM Best Practices Lambda Function Code

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Build your own AWS Lambda and Google Sheets integration

Create custom AWS Lambda and Google Sheets workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

AWS Lambda supported actions

Invoke

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Google Sheets supported actions

AWS Lambda and Google Sheets integration details

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AWS Lambda

AWS Lambda is a tool that helps you run codes without having to worry about servers, clusters, provisioning or managing infrastructure. With this tool, you can respond to high demand, save money by only paying for the compute time you use, and much more benefits.

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Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program offered by Google for free. It similar to Microsoft Excel, and can be accessed anywhere on any device, you only need a Google account.

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