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Automate research-based newsletters with Perplexity

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Cloud Storage and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 17 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 4Service 9

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Structured Output Parser1Output Parser StructuredModel
  3. 3OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Perplexity SearchHttp Request ToolService
  5. 5Tavily WebSearchHttp Request ToolService
  6. 6GetNewsletterTopicGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7AI AgentAgentModel
  8. 8GetFirstTopicLimitLogic
  9. 9GPT Image GenerationHttp RequestService
  10. 10UpdateStatusGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Convert to Binary FileConvert To FileService
  12. 12InputSetLogic
  13. 13GetClientListGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14Google Cloud Storage 2Google Cloud StorageService
  15. 15MergeMergeLogic
  16. 16SetImageURL1SetLogic
  17. 17SendNewsletterGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
17
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Cloud Storage, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Cloud Storage 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 a clock.

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. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.