Automation library · Lead generation

Draft and approve LinkedIn outreach openers with Apify

Started by a clock, and works across Apify, Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 13 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 5Service 5

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

  1. 1Every weekday morningSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI chat modelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Optional: ask in Slack instead of emailSlackService
  4. 4Optional: push approved ones to your CRMHttp RequestService
  5. 5Who you are looking forSetLogic
  6. 6Draft an openerChain LlmModel
  7. 7Find matching peopleApifyService
  8. 8Ask you before anything is savedGmailService
  9. 9Keep the ones with a real headlineFilterLogic
  10. 10Did you approve it?IfLogic
  11. 11Skip anyone already contactedRemove DuplicatesLogic
  12. 12Approved go to the sheetGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Declined ones stop hereNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
13, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

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. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.