Automation library · Money admin

Create human-reviewed personalized PDFs from Stripe payments

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. 18 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 8Service 8

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

  1. 1Stripe Payment TriggerWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Final Approval TriggerWebhookStarts it
  3. 3Set Payment DetailsSetLogic
  4. 4Set Approval PayloadSetLogic
  5. 5Check Customer EmailIfLogic
  6. 6Check Approval StatusIfLogic
  7. 7Fetch Orders from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Set Email Missing StatusSetLogic
  9. 9Email Final PDF to CustomerGmailService
  10. 10Set Not Approved StatusSetLogic
  11. 11Find Order by EmailCodeLogic
  12. 12Update Review Status in SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Post to OpenAI APIHttp RequestService
  14. 14Render AI Content as HTMLCodeLogic
  15. 15Convert HTML to PDFHttp RequestService
  16. 16Send Acknowledgement EmailGmailService
  17. 17Add to Review QueueGoogle SheetsService
  18. 18Notify Staff via SlackSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
18, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 18 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 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.