Automation library · Lead generation

Extract contact information from business cards with Mistral

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across n8n data table. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 9 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Service 4

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  3. 3Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  4. 4On form submissionForm triggerStarts it
  5. 5AI AgentAgentModel
  6. 6Data to base64Extract From FileService
  7. 7Upsert row(s)Data TableService
  8. 8Mistral OCR APIHttp RequestService
  9. 9JSON ParserExtract From FileService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
9
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
n8n data table
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for OpenAI. 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?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.