Automation library · Lead generation

AI powered cold outreach with Apify

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Apify and Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 9 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 2Service 3

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

  1. 1Apify TriggerApify triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Get dataset itemsApifyService
  5. 5AI AgentAgentModel
  6. 6FilterFilterLogic
  7. 7Create a draftGmailService
  8. 8Split OutSplit OutLogic
  9. 9Verifi EmailVerifi EmailService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
9
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Gmail
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

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. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.