Automation library · Data collection

Classify developer questions with OpenAI and Airtable

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Airtable, Google Sheets and Notion. It hands the judgement calls to Azure OpenAI. 10 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Azure OpenAI

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 4Service 3

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

  1. 1Configure GPT-4o ModelLm Chat Azure Open AiModel
  2. 2Slack Channel Trigger – Developer Q&ASlack triggerStarts it
  3. 3 Classify Developer Question (AI)AgentModel
  4. 4Validate Slack Message PayloadIfLogic
  5. 5Parse AI JSON OutputCodeLogic
  6. 6Extract Question Metadata (JavaScript)CodeLogic
  7. 7Log Workflow Errors to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Check If Question Was AnsweredIfLogic
  9. 9Save Answered Question to Notion FAQNotionService
  10. 10 Log Unanswered Question to AirtableAirtableService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
10, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion
Model
Azure OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Azure 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.