Automation library · Chat assistants

Approve and log rack power overage charges with Google Sheets

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets, Telegram and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 19 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

19 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 8Service 8

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

  1. 1Rack Power Threshold AlertWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Overage Drafting ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Normalize Alert PayloadSetLogic
  4. 4Draft Overage Invoice AdjustmentAgentModel
  5. 5Fetch Customer Contract Power AllocationGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Request Ops Manager ApprovalGmailService
  7. 7Compute Overage Amount & Billing TierCodeLogic
  8. 8Branch on ApprovalSwitchLogic
  9. 9Check Overage ThresholdIfLogic
  10. 10Commit Overage ChargeHttp RequestService
  11. 11Apply Manager Override AmountCodeLogic
  12. 12Log Waiver GrantedData TableService
  13. 13Log Grace Period PassSetLogic
  14. 14Merge Billing OutcomesMergeLogic
  15. 15Notify Customer No ChargeGmailService
  16. 16Shape Billing RecordSetLogic
  17. 17Log Billing DecisionData TableService
  18. 18Update Sheets Billing LedgerGoogle SheetsService
  19. 19Notify FinanceTelegramService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
19, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Telegram, n8n data table
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Telegram 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. 19 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 19 steps before you point it at anything that matters.