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Generate Anki flash cards for language learning

Started by a change in a Google Sheet, and works across Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 17 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 8Service 5

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. 3Trigger Added RowGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  4. 4AI AgentAgentModel
  5. 5initialText is empty?IfLogic
  6. 6Take initialTextSetLogic
  7. 7Extract Pinyin and ExampleSetLogic
  8. 8Google TranslateGoogle TranslateService
  9. 9No Operation, do nothingNo OpLogic
  10. 10Call API PexelsHttp RequestService
  11. 11MergeMergeLogic
  12. 12Extract FieldsSetLogic
  13. 13Get PictureHttp RequestService
  14. 14Final MergeMergeLogic
  15. 15Upload PictureGoogle DriveService
  16. 16Add Results in SheetGoogle SheetsService
  17. 17Extract Image LinkSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A change in a Google Sheet
Steps
17, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive 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 change in a Google Sheet.

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. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.