Automation library · Lead generation

Automated AI cold calling system with VAPI.AI and Airtable

Started by another system calling it, and works across Airtable. 16 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 4Logic 3Service 9

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Call Later WebhookWebhookStarts it
  3. 3End Call WebshookWebhookStarts it
  4. 4Get LeadsAirtableService
  5. 5Create Call Later RecordAirtableService
  6. 6Event = end-of-call-reportIfLogic
  7. 7Filter Valuable DataSetLogic
  8. 8Respond to VAPI.AI WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it
  9. 9Create RecordAirtableService
  10. 10Update recordAirtableService
  11. 11Trigger Call on VapiHttp RequestService
  12. 12Update Record1AirtableService
  13. 13Condition = AnsweredIfLogic
  14. 14Update RecordAirtableService
  15. 15Get IDAirtableService
  16. 16Connected CallAirtableService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
16, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable account. 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. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.