Automation library · Lead generation

Business hours lead response system with Gmail

Started by a change in a Google Sheet, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Telegram. 8 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

8 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 4Service 3

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

  1. 1Google Sheets Trigger1Google Sheets triggerStarts it
  2. 2Wait 5 MinutesWaitLogic
  3. 3Check Business HoursFunctionLogic
  4. 4IF Business Hours?IfLogic
  5. 5Send Gmail (Business Hours)GmailService
  6. 6Edit FieldsSetLogic
  7. 7Notify TelegramTelegramService
  8. 8Send Gmail (After Hours)GmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A change in a Google Sheet
Steps
8, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Telegram
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Telegram accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a change in a Google Sheet.

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?

Not long. At 8 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 8 steps before you point it at anything that matters.