Automation library · E-commerce

AI-powered restaurant order chatbot with OpenAI

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Sheets. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 14 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 2Model 6Logic 5Service 1

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Triggered on Restaurant Chat workflowExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  3. 3When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  4. 4OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  5. 5Call n8n Workflow ToolTool WorkflowModel
  6. 6Last 5 conversations MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  7. 7Information ExtractorInformation ExtractorModel
  8. 8AI AgentAgentModel
  9. 9IfIfLogic
  10. 10No Operation, do nothingNo OpLogic
  11. 11CodeCodeLogic
  12. 12Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  13. 13Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14Replace MeNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
14, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

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. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. 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.