# Cold call agent with Telegram and Retell AI: n8n workflow

> Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/cold-call-agent-with-telegram-and-retell-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Lead generation](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Lead+generation#library)

# Cold call agent with Telegram and Retell AI

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 17 steps, 2 branches, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fcold-call-agent-with-telegram-and-retell-ai)

**17 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**2** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Model 2 Logic 6 Service 6

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

- 1 **OpenAI Chat Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 2 **Webhook** Webhook *Starts it*
- 3 **Telegram Trigger** Telegram trigger *Starts it*
- 4 **Google Sheets Trigger** Google Sheets trigger *Starts it*
- 5 **Summarization Chain** Chain Summarization *Model*
- 6 **If Call Now is used** If *Logic*
- 7 **Aggregate** Aggregate *Logic*
- 8 **Append or update row in sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 9 **Cold Leads** Google Sheets *Service*
- 10 **Invalid Entry** Telegram *Service*
- 11 **Code in JavaScript** Code *Logic*
- 12 **If all leads have been called** If *Logic*
- 13 **Send a text message1** Telegram *Service*
- 14 **Retell AI** Http Request *Service*
- 15 **Loop Over Items** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 16 **Wait** Wait *Logic*
- 17 **All Leads Called** Telegram *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** An incoming Telegram message
- **Steps:** 17, with 2 branches, 2 loops or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Sheets, Telegram
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

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. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fcold-call-agent-with-telegram-and-retell-ai)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Telegram#library)

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