Automation library · Data collection

Google Sheets send SMS with Twilio

Started by a change in a Google Sheet, and works across Google Sheets and Twilio. 10 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 4

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

  1. 1Monitor Google Sheet for SMS QueueGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  2. 2ConfigSetLogic
  3. 3Check if Ready to SendIfLogic
  4. 4Update Status to SendingGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Merge Config with Row DataMergeLogic
  6. 6Prepare SMS ContentSetLogic
  7. 7Send SMS via TwilioTwilioService
  8. 8Check Send ResultIfLogic
  9. 9Mark as SuccessGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Mark as ErrorGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A change in a Google Sheet
Steps
10, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Twilio
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and Twilio accounts. 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?

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?

Plan an afternoon. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.