Automation library · Customer support

Automate customer support with Gmail and Google Sheets

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 4Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1📧 Support Email ReceivedGmail triggerStarts it
  2. 2🤖 OpenAI Model (Extractor)Lm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3🤖 OpenAI Model (Generator)Lm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Chat Message ReceivedChat triggerStarts it
  5. 5AI Information ExtractorInformation ExtractorModel
  6. 6🤖 Generate Customer ResponseChain LlmModel
  7. 7📊 Historical Support CasesGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8📧 Email or Chat?IfLogic
  9. 9📋 Aggregate Support DataAggregateLogic
  10. 10📧 Request Approval (Email)GmailService
  11. 11📝 Format Chat ResponseSetLogic
  12. 12📚 Download Product ManualGoogle DriveService
  13. 13📤 Send Response to CustomerGmailService
  14. 14📄 Extract PDF ContentExtract From FileService
  15. 15🏢 Check ERP SystemHttp RequestService

How it's built

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

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Drive 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 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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.