# Automated 4-stage email follow-up system with Groq and NocoDB: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Email and NocoDB. It hands the judgement calls to Groq.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automated-4-stage-email-follow-up-system-with-groq-and-nocod (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Automated 4-stage email follow-up system with Groq and NocoDB

Started by a clock, and works across Email and NocoDB. It hands the judgement calls to Groq. 21 steps, 1 branch: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: Groq

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**21 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 8 Logic 3 Service 9

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

- 1 **Groq Chat Model** Lm Chat Groq *Model*
- 2 **Groq Chat Model1** Lm Chat Groq *Model*
- 3 **Groq Chat Model2** Lm Chat Groq *Model*
- 4 **Groq Chat Model3** Lm Chat Groq *Model*
- 5 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 6 **Follow Up Message 1** Chain Llm *Model*
- 7 **Follow Up Message 2** Chain Llm *Model*
- 8 **Follow Up Message 3** Chain Llm *Model*
- 9 **Follow Up Message 4** Chain Llm *Model*
- 10 **Get many rows** Noco Db *Service*
- 11 **Send email** Email Send *Service*
- 12 **Send email1** Email Send *Service*
- 13 **Send email2** Email Send *Service*
- 14 **Send email3** Email Send *Service*
- 15 **Filter** Filter *Logic*
- 16 **Update a row1** Noco Db *Service*
- 17 **Update a row** Noco Db *Service*
- 18 **Update a row2** Noco Db *Service*
- 19 **Update a row3** Noco Db *Service*
- 20 **Filter1** Filter *Logic*
- 21 **Switch** Switch *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 21, with 1 branch
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Email, NocoDB
- **Model:** Groq

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email and NocoDB accounts, and a key for Groq. 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 Groq. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 21 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 21 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomated-4-stage-email-follow-up-system-with-groq-and-nocod)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Email](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Email#library)[NocoDB](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=NocoDB#library)

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