# Create an auto-journal from WhatsApp with Gemini: n8n workflow

> Started by an incoming WhatsApp message, and works across Google Docs, Google Drive and WhatsApp. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/create-an-auto-journal-from-whatsapp-with-gemini (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Create an auto-journal from WhatsApp with Gemini

Started by an incoming WhatsApp message, and works across Google Docs, Google Drive and WhatsApp. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 17 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: Gemini

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**17 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**3** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 1 Logic 2 Service 13

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

- 1 **WhatsApp Trigger** Whats App trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Authorized Numbers Check** If *Logic*
- 3 **Route by Message Type** Switch *Logic*
- 4 **Save Text to Google Doc** Google Docs *Service*
- 5 **Get Audio URL** Whats App *Service*
- 6 **Get Image URL** Whats App *Service*
- 7 **Send Text Confirmation** Whats App *Service*
- 8 **Download Audio File** Http Request *Service*
- 9 **Download Image File** Http Request *Service*
- 10 **Transcribe Audio with AI** Google Gemini *Model*
- 11 **Upload Image to Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 12 **Convert Audio to Binary** Http Request *Service*
- 13 **Save Image Link to Google Doc** Google Docs *Service*
- 14 **Upload Audio to Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 15 **Send Image Confirmation** Whats App *Service*
- 16 **Save Audio Transcription to Google Doc** Google Docs *Service*
- 17 **Send Audio Confirmation** Whats App *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** An incoming WhatsApp message
- **Steps:** 17, with 2 branches
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Docs, Google Drive, WhatsApp
- **Model:** Gemini

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Docs, Google Drive and WhatsApp accounts, and a key for Gemini. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming WhatsApp message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini. 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%2Fcreate-an-auto-journal-from-whatsapp-with-gemini)
- **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 Docs](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Docs#library)[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[WhatsApp](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=WhatsApp#library)

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