Automation library · Scheduling

Book clinic appointments with Google Calendar and Gmail

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Calendar and Twilio. 14 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 7

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

  1. 1Receive Booking RequestWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Extract Fields and Generate Booking IDSetLogic
  3. 3Is Online Consultation?IfLogic
  4. 4Create Online Calendar Event with MeetGoogle CalendarService
  5. 5Create Offline Calendar EventGoogle CalendarService
  6. 6Store Online Event and Meet LinkSetLogic
  7. 7Store Offline Event DataSetLogic
  8. 8Merge Online and Offline BranchesMergeLogic
  9. 9Send Confirmation Email to PatientGmailService
  10. 10Send WhatsApp Confirmation to PatientTwilioService
  11. 11Notify Doctor via EmailGmailService
  12. 12Wait 23 Hours for ReminderWaitLogic
  13. 13Send 24hr Reminder Email to PatientGmailService
  14. 14Send 24hr Reminder WhatsApp to PatientTwilioService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
14, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Calendar, Twilio
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Calendar and Twilio 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. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.