Automation library · Chat assistants

Build a Telegram chatbot with Gemini

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini and OpenAI. 10 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini, OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 2Service 3

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

  1. 1Get a document in Google DocsGoogle Docs ToolService
  2. 2Telegram TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  3. 3Message a model in Google GeminiGoogle Gemini ToolModel
  4. 4HTTP RequestHttp Request ToolService
  5. 5Extract text in Mistral AIMistral Ai ToolModel
  6. 6Message a modelGoogle GeminiModel
  7. 7Message a model1Open AiModel
  8. 8Loop Over Items1Split In BatchesLogic
  9. 9Send a text messageTelegramService
  10. 10Wait 1sWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
10, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Telegram
Model
Gemini, OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Telegram account, and a key for Gemini and OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini and 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.