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A workflow automation platform connecting apps, data and AI.

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Automated PDF Invoice Processing & Approval Flow (n8n + OpenAI + Google Sheets)

PDF invoice → text extraction → GPT structured parsing → email approval → Google Sheets logging

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Prerequisites: n8n instance; Google Drive, Gmail, Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials; OpenAI API Key. Copy the author’s Google Sheet template first. Input is a PDF invoice file; output is a Google Sheets row with approval status. Costs depend on OpenAI API usage and n8n hosting.

n8n · google-drive · gmail · google-sheets

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Content & Creative

n8n Automated SEO Blog Publishing: Google Sheets to WordPress

Input Google Sheets row → AI research & planning → generate inline images → write HTML article → publish to WordPress with featured image

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Requires an n8n instance, WordPress REST API credentials, OpenAI API key, Perplexity API key, Google Sheets OAuth2 access, and a Cloudinary unsigned upload preset. Optional Pexels API key for stock header images. The workflow triggers on a schedule and processes one unpublished row per run.

n8n · perplexity · google-sheets · wordpress · cloudinary

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Content & Creative

YouTube Video to Blog Post: Gemini AI Transcription

YouTube link → download audio → Gemini transcribe → AI generates structured blog → output JSON

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Requires a self-hosted n8n instance with yt-dlp installed, plus a Google Gemini API key (googlePalmApi credential type). Trigger via POST webhook with a YouTube URL. The workflow downloads audio, transcribes it, generates blog content, and returns or forwards structured JSON to a configured endpoint.

n8n · yt-dlp

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Content & Creative

Analyze Competitor YouTube Thumbnails with n8n + OpenAI Vision and Hand Off Approved Concepts to ThumbCanvas

Collect briefs and competitor URLs → extract public metadata and visual evidence → AI generates three original directions → human approval gate → ThumbCanvas link + Google Sheets audit

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Prerequisites: Publicly accessible n8n instance (HTTPS) with Form Trigger enabled; OpenAI API credential (both OpenAI nodes); Google Sheets OAuth credential (Append Approved Brief node); Optional: ThumbCanvas account (billed when opening the creation link). Input: Planned video title, video promise, audience, target keyword, brand palette, optional thumbnail text (max 4 words), 2–3 public competitor YouTube URLs (watch, youtu.be, Shorts, embed supported). Output: HTML review page (evidence + three directions), ThumbCanvas creation URL, Google Sheets audit row (12 columns). Cost: OpenAI API per token (vision + structured output); ThumbCanvas per plan; n8n per instance retention policy. Time: Automated parts take minutes; human review can wait up to 7 days. Risks: OpenAI Vision may misread small text or visual details; human verification required; Only public YouTube links accepted; do not enter confidential information; If Google Sheets write fails, the ThumbCanvas link remains visible but the audit is not saved; Does not predict CTR or guarantee performance.

n8n, Google Sheets

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Work & Operations

Auto Backup n8n Workflows to GitLab with AI-Generated Documentation

Trigger detects workflow changes → fetch JSON → check GitLab repo → create or update file → GPT-4.1 generates README → push to repository

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Prerequisites: accessible n8n instance; GitLab repository (default name 'all_projects') and a personal access token with write permissions; OpenAI API key. Cost: OpenAI API billed by token usage; GitLab typically within free tier limits.

n8n · gitlab

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Work & Operations

Automatically create JIRA issues from Outlook email support requests

Scheduled poll of Outlook shared inbox → AI triage → auto-create JIRA issues with labels and priority

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Prerequisites: n8n instance; Outlook shared inbox (recommended dedicated to support); OpenAI API key; JIRA Cloud project access. Three credentials required: microsoftOutlookOAuth2Api, openAiApi, jiraSoftwareCloudApi. Template runs hourly by default, fetching the last hour of mail. JIRA project/issueType defaults of 10000 must be replaced with actual IDs.

n8n · jira · outlook

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Work & Operations

Auto-triage and improve Todoist tasks with n8n + GPT-4.1-mini

Poll Todoist for new tasks → AI Agent scores by Impact×Urgency×Risk and rewrites description → writes back priority and due date

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Prerequisites: accessible n8n instance (self-hosted or Cloud); Todoist API token; OpenAI API key. Cost: OpenAI usage billed by token; Todoist API within free-tier limits. Import the template, configure the two credential types, adjust the trigger interval, and run.

n8n · todoist

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Sales, Marketing & Support

Turn natural language into BigQuery SQL with n8n + GPT-4o

Chat input → fetch BigQuery schema → GPT-4o generates SQL → execute query → return results

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Prerequisites: accessible n8n instance; OpenAI API key; Google Cloud project with BigQuery dataset access (Service Account JSON key or OAuth2). Costs: OpenAI API per token; BigQuery per query volume.

n8n · google-bigquery

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Content & Creative

Build a WhatsApp AI Auto-Reply with n8n, WOZTELL, and Google Gemini

Route WhatsApp inbound messages into n8n via webhook, filter and fetch conversation context, generate replies with Gemini, and send back through WOZTELL

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Prerequisites: n8n account; WOZTELL account with WhatsApp Business API channel configured and message templates approved; Google Gemini API key. Costs: billed per WOZTELL and Gemini platform pricing. Limitations: handles TEXT messages only; ignores events where eventType is not inbound, type is not text, or liveChat is true. Conversation history reads up to 100 messages per source description, but maxResults is set to 10 in the template node.

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Content & Creative

Analyze Product Ingredient Photos with Telegram & Gemini AI

User sends a product label photo or ingredient text via Telegram → n8n workflow calls Gemini to extract and analyze ingredients → returns use recommendation or detailed assessment based on caption presence

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Prerequisites: n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud), Telegram Bot Token from BotFather, Google Gemini API credentials (googlePalmApi type). Import the template workflow JSON into n8n, configure both credentials, and activate the workflow. Specific API pricing not provided.

n8n · telegram

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Work & Operations

Automate Meeting Notes Summaries with Gemini AI and Slack Notifications

Scheduled trigger → fetch meetings from MeetGeek API → split and format → Gemini generates summary and action items → restructure to Slack Block Kit → send channel notification

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Prerequisites: n8n instance; credential types googlePalmApi (Gemini), slackOAuth2Api (Slack), httpBearerAuth (MeetGeek API). The source uses MeetGeek as an example note-taking tool; adapt by changing the HTTP Request node URL. The trigger runs on a schedule, adjustable in the Schedule Trigger node.

n8n · slack

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Work & Operations

n8n Automated Support Ticket Triage & Resolution: JIRA + OpenAI Template

Scheduled JIRA To Do pull → AI auto-labeling / priority / description rewrite → retrieve similar resolved issues → generate suggested fix as ticket comment

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Prerequisites: accessible n8n instance; JIRA Cloud account with jiraSoftwareCloudApi credential; OpenAI API key with openAiApi credential. Default model is gpt-4o-mini (explicit in nodes), with gpt-4o as alternative. JIRA project must exist or adjust JQL from `Project = 'SUPPORT'`. Polling frequency set via Schedule Trigger minutes field (value must be configured). Before activation, customize the label list in the Label, Prioritize & Rewrite system prompt to match your organization's taxonomy.

n8n · jira

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Content & Creative

Automated Instagram Lead Enrichment: AI Insights & KlickTipp CRM Integration

Instagram DM invite → JotForm capture → Graph API profile fetch → OpenAI marketing insights → KlickTipp auto-subscribe & tag

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Requires a self-hosted n8n instance (KlickTipp is a community node). Prerequisites: Meta Instagram Business account, Facebook Graph API (permissions: instagram_basic, pages_show_list, business_management), KlickTipp API, OpenAI API, JotForm account, Google Sheets OAuth2. Costs per platform pricing.

n8n · google-sheets · jotform · klickTipp

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Software & DevOps

n8n Automated Jira Ticket Responses with GPT-4 and Pinecone

Scheduled trigger → query assigned Jira issues → retrieve from Pinecone knowledge base → AI generates reply → auto-post Jira comment

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Prerequisites: n8n instance; Jira API access (API token + email); Pinecone account (API key + environment); OpenAI API key. A pre-indexed knowledge base must exist in Pinecone. The workflow runs on Schedule Trigger at defined intervals, not via real-time webhook.

n8n · jira · pinecone

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Sales, Marketing & Support

n8n Automated Reddit Lead Generation with AI Analysis and Google Sheets

Input business profile → AI selects subreddits and generates search queries → Reddit real-time search → AI classification and opportunity analysis → High-value leads saved to Google Sheets

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Prerequisites: self-hosted n8n instance (community nodes required); Google Sheets OAuth2, Reddit OAuth2, and Google Gemini API credentials. Prepare two Google Sheets: one for business profile input (profession/industry/primary_services/service_keywords/target_client_profile/pain_points/intent_signals/urgency_indicators/price_range) and one for lead output (post_id/post_url/post_title/post_post/post_subreddit/post_date/service suggestion). Workflow triggers every 2 hours by default.

n8n · google-sheets · reddit

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