Automation library · Lead generation

Enrich inbound leads with OpenAI and NewsAPI

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. 11 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 4Service 5

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

  1. 11. Form - Website Contact FormForm triggerStarts it
  2. 210. Error Trigger - Catch Any Workflow FailureError triggerStarts it
  3. 32. Code - Normalize Fields and Score LeadCodeLogic
  4. 411. Gmail - Send Error AlertGmailService
  5. 53. Code - Validate Required FieldsCodeLogic
  6. 64. HTTP - NewsAPI Company ResearchHttp RequestService
  7. 75. Code - Parse News and Build Research BriefCodeLogic
  8. 86. HTTP - OpenAI Research and Outreach DraftHttp RequestService
  9. 97. Code - Parse AI Response SafelyCodeLogic
  10. 108. Sheets - Save Lead to CRMGoogle SheetsService
  11. 119. Gmail - Notify Sales Rep with Intelligence and DraftGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
11
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.