Automation library · Data collection

AI agent with Google Sheets

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 14 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 5Logic 6Service 1

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

  1. 1Execute Workflow TriggerExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  2. 2List columns toolTool WorkflowModel
  3. 3Get customer toolTool WorkflowModel
  4. 4Get column values toolTool WorkflowModel
  5. 5OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6Chat TriggerChat triggerStarts it
  7. 7Set Google Sheet URLSetLogic
  8. 8AI AgentAgentModel
  9. 9Get Google sheet contentsGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Check operationSwitchLogic
  11. 11Get column namesSetLogic
  12. 12Prepare column dataSetLogic
  13. 13FilterFilterLogic
  14. 14Prepare outputCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
14, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.