# Gmail Cold Email Sequence with Google Sheets Tracking: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. 55 steps, 10 branches, 12 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/gmail-cold-email-sequence-with-google-sheets-tracking (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Lead generation](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Lead+generation#library)

# Gmail Cold Email Sequence with Google Sheets Tracking

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. 55 steps, 10 branches, 12 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large

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**55 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**10** Branches: places the flow splits

**12** Loops or waits

**3** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 4 Logic 26 Service 25

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

- 1 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Schedule Trigger2** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Schedule Trigger1** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 4 **Switch1** Switch *Logic*
- 5 **Schedule Trigger3** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 6 **If3** If *Logic*
- 7 **Google Sheets8** Google Sheets *Service*
- 8 **Google Sheets7** Google Sheets *Service*
- 9 **Google Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 10 **Google Sheets12** Google Sheets *Service*
- 11 **Loop Over Items4** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 12 **Loop Over Items5** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 13 **Loop Over Items** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 14 **If1** If *Logic*
- 15 **Slack** Slack *Service*
- 16 **Switch2** Switch *Logic*
- 17 **Slack1** Slack *Service*
- 18 **Replied?** Gmail *Service*
- 19 **Merge** Merge *Logic*
- 20 **Slack2** Slack *Service*
- 21 **Replied?2** Gmail *Service*
- 22 **Merge2** Merge *Logic*
- 23 **Switch3** Switch *Logic*
- 24 **Gmail1** Gmail *Service*
- 25 **Edit Fields** Set *Logic*
- 26 **If** If *Logic*
- 27 **Edit Fields2** Set *Logic*
- 28 **If2** If *Logic*
- 29 **Loop Over Items6** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 30 **Loop Over Items7** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 31 **Loop Over Items8** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 32 **Google Sheets9** Google Sheets *Service*
- 33 **Google Sheets6** Google Sheets *Service*
- 34 **Gmail2** Gmail *Service*
- 35 **Google Sheets1** Google Sheets *Service*
- 36 **Gmail** Gmail *Service*
- 37 **Slack3** Slack *Service*
- 38 **Switch** Switch *Logic*
- 39 **Slack4** Slack *Service*
- 40 **Switch4** Switch *Logic*
- 41 **Slack5** Slack *Service*
- 42 **Switch5** Switch *Logic*
- 43 **Wait4** Wait *Logic*
- 44 **Google Sheets10** Google Sheets *Service*
- 45 **Wait** Wait *Logic*
- 46 **Gmail3** Gmail *Service*
- 47 **Gmail4** Gmail *Service*
- 48 **Gmail5** Gmail *Service*
- 49 **Wait5** Wait *Logic*
- 50 **Google Sheets11** Google Sheets *Service*
- 51 **Google Sheets13** Google Sheets *Service*
- 52 **Google Sheets14** Google Sheets *Service*
- 53 **Wait6** Wait *Logic*
- 54 **Wait7** Wait *Logic*
- 55 **Wait8** Wait *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 55, with 10 branches, 12 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
- **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement

## Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

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?

Take your time. At 55 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 55 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fgmail-cold-email-sequence-with-google-sheets-tracking)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Gmail#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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