Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Add data from a photo to Google Sheets with Telegram

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Google Sheets, Telegram and Twilio. 6 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

6 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 1Service 4

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

  1. 1Get receipts from botTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2Parse details from receiptHttp RequestService
  3. 3Set relevant dataSetLogic
  4. 4Add to expense recordGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Send confirmationTelegramService
  6. 6Send SMS notificationTwilioService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
6
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Google Sheets, Telegram, Twilio
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

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?

Not long. At 6 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 6 steps before you point it at anything that matters.