Automation library · Data collection

Chat with Google Sheet

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Sheets. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 6Logic 6Service 1

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

  1. 1When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  4. 4When Executed by Another WorkflowExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  5. 5List columns toolTool WorkflowModel
  6. 6Get column values toolTool WorkflowModel
  7. 7Get customer toolTool WorkflowModel
  8. 8AI AgentAgentModel
  9. 9Set Google Sheet URLSetLogic
  10. 10Get Google sheet contentsGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Check operationSwitchLogic
  12. 12Get column namesSetLogic
  13. 13Prepare column dataSetLogic
  14. 14FilterFilterLogic
  15. 15Prepare outputCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
15, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.