Automation library · E-commerce

Automate e-commerce orders, inventory & feedback with Slack

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 5Service 4

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

  1. 11. Webhook: New OrderWebhookStarts it
  2. 24. Schedule Trigger (Daily Inventory Check)Schedule triggerStarts it
  3. 310. Webhook: Order Fulfilled (Delayed)WebhookStarts it
  4. 42. Extract Order DataFunctionLogic
  5. 55. Read Inventory Data (Google Sheets)Google SheetsService
  6. 611. Extract Customer Data (Feedback)FunctionLogic
  7. 73. Send Fulfillment Notification (Slack)SlackService
  8. 86. Filter Low StockFunctionLogic
  9. 912. Send Feedback Request (Gmail)GmailService
  10. 107. If Low Stock Items?IfLogic
  11. 118. Send Low Stock Alert (Slack)SlackService
  12. 129. No Low StockNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
12, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack accounts. 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?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.