Automation library · Research and reporting

Generate research-backed infographics with OpenAI and Gmail

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 13 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 5Service 5

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

  1. 1On form submissionForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2ResearcherLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Build Image PromptAgentModel
  4. 4Generate InfographicHttp RequestService
  5. 5Polling Delay (15s)WaitLogic
  6. 6Prepare Error EmailCodeLogic
  7. 7Check Job StatusHttp RequestService
  8. 8Send Error EmailGmailService
  9. 9Route by Job StatusSwitchLogic
  10. 10Download Generated ImageHttp RequestService
  11. 11Increment RetryCodeLogic
  12. 12Email Image to UserGmailService
  13. 13Check TimeoutIfLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
13, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail 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. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.