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Draft cold email templates from Google Sheets with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 2Model 2Logic 5Service 6

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

  1. 1Run Draft Pass ManuallyManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Run Draft Pass WeeklySchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Drafting ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Outreach SettingsSetLogic
  5. 5Draft Personalised EmailInformation ExtractorModel
  6. 6Get Sent LogData TableService
  7. 7Prepare Reviewed DraftCodeLogic
  8. 8Read Leads SheetGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Create Gmail DraftGmailService
  10. 10Normalize Lead FieldsSetLogic
  11. 11Record Sent LogData TableService
  12. 12Skip Suppressed LeadsData TableService
  13. 13Log Draft To SheetGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14Apply Cooldown FilterCodeLogic
  15. 15Cap Drafts Per RunLimitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, n8n data table
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 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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.