Automation library · E-commerce

Abandoned cart recovery functionality with Gmail

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. 11 steps, 1 branch, 3 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
3Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 4

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Cart Abandoned WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Recovery SettingsSetLogic
  3. 3Qualify CartIfLogic
  4. 4Generate Recovery DataCodeLogic
  5. 5Wait 1 HourWaitLogic
  6. 6Track Recovery StartGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Send First Recovery EmailGmailService
  8. 8Wait 23 Hours MoreWaitLogic
  9. 9Send Second Recovery EmailGmailService
  10. 10Wait 48 Hours MoreWaitLogic
  11. 11Send Final Recovery EmailGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
11, with 1 branch, 3 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 11 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.