Automation library · Data collection

Categorize and track company emails with OpenRouter AI

Started by an arriving email, and works across Email and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 10 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenRouter

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

The flow

Model 3Logic 2Service 5

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

  1. 1Email Trigger (IMAP)Email Read ImapService
  2. 2oAI OSSLm Chat Open RouterModel
  3. 3Category & RequestOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Get row(s) in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5AI AgentAgentModel
  6. 6Find CategoryGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7IfIfLogic
  8. 8Edit FieldsSetLogic
  9. 9Append row in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Update Request CountGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
10, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets
Model
OpenRouter

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenRouter. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an arriving email.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenRouter. 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.