Automation library · Lead generation

Capture and deduplicate inbound leads with Google Sheets

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets. 12 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 4Logic 6Service 2

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

  1. 1Inbound Lead WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Validate Required FieldsIfLogic
  3. 3Sanitize DataCodeLogic
  4. 4Respond 400, Missing FieldsRespond To WebhookStarts it
  5. 5🔧 CONFIG: Paste Sheet Info HereSetLogic
  6. 6Lookup Email in SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Evaluate Duplicate ResultCodeLogic
  8. 8Is Duplicate?IfLogic
  9. 9Respond 200, Already RegisteredRespond To WebhookStarts it
  10. 10🔧 CONFIG: Paste Sheet Info Here1SetLogic
  11. 11Append New Lead to SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Respond 200, Lead AcceptedRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
12, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. 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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.