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Automate inventory management with Google Sheets and Gmail

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. 11 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 4

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

  1. 1Trigger EverydaySchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get Low Stock ProductGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Order HandlingCodeLogic
  4. 4Generate Email & POCodeLogic
  5. 5Switch Email & POSwitchLogic
  6. 6Send Order to SuplierGmailService
  7. 7Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8Get Purchase OrderGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Check Record Exists Or NotIfLogic
  10. 10No Operation, do nothingNo OpLogic
  11. 11Store a Purchase OrderGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.