Automation library · Data collection

CO2 emissions of business travels with Carbon Interface API

Started by an arriving email, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 9 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 2Service 3

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

  1. 1Gmail TriggerGmail triggerStarts it
  2. 2Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  3. 3OpenAI Chat Model2Lm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4AI Agent ParserAgentModel
  5. 5Split OutSplit OutLogic
  6. 6Loop Over FlightsSplit In BatchesLogic
  7. 7Record Flights InformationGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Collect CO2 EmissionsHttp RequestService
  9. 9Load ResultsGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
9, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenAI. 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 OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.