Automation library · Data collection

Automated email marketing campaign workflow with OpenAI

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Email and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 10 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 5Service 3

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

  1. 1Start Campaign TriggerManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Fetch Recipient DataGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Validate Email AddressesIfLogic
  4. 4Process RecipientsSplit In BatchesLogic
  5. 5Create Personalized EmailOpen AiModel
  6. 6Send EmailEmail SendService
  7. 7Set Status to "Sent"SetLogic
  8. 8Update Recipient StatusGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Generate Random DelayCodeLogic
  10. 10Pause Between EmailsWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
10, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email 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 an event in a connected app.

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. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.