Automation library · Chat assistants

Automate email responses with OpenAI and Telegram

Started by an arriving email, and works across Gmail and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 3 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 6Logic 6Service 2

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

  1. 1Structured Output Parser1Output Parser StructuredModel
  2. 2Trigger: New EmailGmail triggerStarts it
  3. 3Parse: Reply Decision JSONOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  5. 5OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6AI: Generate Email ReplyAgentModel
  7. 7Check: Is Email in Inbox?IfLogic
  8. 8AI: Should We Reply?AgentModel
  9. 9Telegram: Send + ApproveTelegramService
  10. 10No Operation, do nothingNo OpLogic
  11. 11 Check: Response Required?IfLogic
  12. 12Check: Telegram Approved?IfLogic
  13. 13 Exit: No Reply NeededNo OpLogic
  14. 14Send a messageGmailService
  15. 15 Exit: Telegram Not ApprovedNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
15, with 3 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Telegram
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail 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 an arriving email.

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.