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Extract data from YAPE receipts with Telegram OCR

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Google Drive, Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to DeepSeek and OpenAI. 14 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: DeepSeek, OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 4Service 6

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

  1. 1🛎️Telegram ListenerTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2🧠 AI Model for ProcessingLm Chat Deep SeekModel
  3. 3🔀 Message ClassifierSwitchLogic
  4. 4🤖 AI Data ProcessorAgentModel
  5. 5🔀 Start Command HandleSwitchLogic
  6. 6🖼️Retrieve Image AttachmentTelegramService
  7. 7🗂️Select Best Quality ImageCodeLogic
  8. 8🔍 Find Google Sheet in DriveGoogle DriveService
  9. 9✉️ Send Welcome MessageTelegramService
  10. 10📄 Extract Text with OCROpen AiModel
  11. 11🖼️Download High-Quality ImageTelegramService
  12. 12🔄 Prepare Data for InsertionCodeLogic
  13. 13📑 Insert Data into Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14✉️ Send Analysis Result to UserTelegramService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
14, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Google Sheets, Telegram
Model
DeepSeek, OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls DeepSeek and OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.