PDF Tour Indexing into Pinecone for AI Search

# Index tour PDFs from Google Drive to Pinecone via OpenAI. Manual trigger.

This automation template enables travel companies and AI developers to rapidly build a knowledge base from PDF tour package descriptions. The workflow retrieves files from Google Drive, converts content into vector embeddings using OpenAI, and stores them in Pinecone — a ready-to-use database for chatbots and recommendation engines.

## Who it´s for
- Travel agencies automating service catalogs
- AI chatbot developers for tour recommendation
- Product managers in the travel industry
- Owners of databases with PDF service descriptions

## What the automation does
- Triggered manually via test button in n8n
- Retrieves PDF files from a specified Google Drive folder
- Extracts text and splits it into logical chunks
- Converts text chunks into vector embeddings using OpenAI
- Stores embeddings in Pinecone with metadata
- Prepares data for semantic search and AI response generation

## What´s included
- Ready-to-use n8n workflow with LangChain support
- PDF parsing and vectorization logic
- Integrations with Google Drive, OpenAI, and Pinecone
- Basic setup and adaptation guide

## Requirements for setup
- n8n account (cloud or self-hosted)
- Google Drive access with read permissions
- OpenAI API key
- Pinecone account and project/index access
- Installed PyPDF2 or equivalent PDF parser (if not using built-in node)

## Benefits and outcomes
- Automatic population of vector knowledge base without manual entry
- Fast update of tour catalog for AI assistants
- Scalability: process hundreds of PDFs in one run
- Compatibility with any AI system using Pinecone as backend
- Manual control option before bulk ingestion
- Foundation for smart, interest-based tour recommendations
- Support for internal search and analytics use cases

## Important: template only
Important: you are purchasing a ready-made automation workflow template only. Rollout into your infrastructure, connecting specific accounts and services, 1:1 setup help, custom adjustments for non-standard stacks and any consulting support are provided as a separate paid service at an individual rate. To discuss custom work or 1:1 help, contact via chat