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Automated client onboarding & project setup with ClickUp

Started by another system calling it, and works across ClickUp, Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets. 19 steps, 3 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

19 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 9Service 9

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

  1. 1WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Get many foldersClick UpService
  3. 3Code in JavaScript1CodeLogic
  4. 4IfIfLogic
  5. 5Create ClickUp ProjectClick UpService
  6. 6Get row(s) in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Code in JavaScriptCodeLogic
  8. 8Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  9. 9give unique folder nameCodeLogic
  10. 10Get many listsClick UpService
  11. 11Create Google Drive FolderGoogle DriveService
  12. 12get list dataCodeLogic
  13. 13Internal Notification EmailGmailService
  14. 14Send confirmation mailGmailService
  15. 15If2IfLogic
  16. 16Create a listClick UpService
  17. 17compare list name with lists in sheetCodeLogic
  18. 18Create a taskClick UpService
  19. 19If1IfLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
19, with 3 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
ClickUp, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own ClickUp, Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets accounts. 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. 19 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 19 steps before you point it at anything that matters.