Automation library · Lead generation

AI-powered cold email outreach with OpenAI and Gmail

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 20 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 2Logic 9Service 7

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

  1. 1Webhook - Start OutreachWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Schedule - Daily CheckSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Google Sheets - Read ProspectsGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Google Sheets - Read Follow-upsGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Filter - Pending ProspectsFilterLogic
  6. 6Filter - Due Follow-upsCodeLogic
  7. 7Limit - Batch SizeLimitLogic
  8. 8IF - Has Follow-upsIfLogic
  9. 9HTTP - Scrape WebsiteHttp RequestService
  10. 10Limit - Follow-up BatchLimitLogic
  11. 11Extract Company InfoCodeLogic
  12. 12AI - Generate Follow-upOpen AiModel
  13. 13AI - Generate Personalized EmailOpen AiModel
  14. 14Send Follow-up EmailGmailService
  15. 15Parse Email PartsCodeLogic
  16. 16Update Sheet - Follow-up SentCodeLogic
  17. 17Send EmailGmailService
  18. 18Google Sheets - Update Follow-upGoogle SheetsService
  19. 19Update Sheet - SentGoogle SheetsService
  20. 20Webhook ResponseCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
20, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenAI. 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?

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. 20 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 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.