Automation library · Data collection

Log Jira worklogs nightly from Google Sheets with Gmail

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 8Service 5

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

  1. 1Every Night 10 PMSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Read Log SheetGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Filter Pending + TodayCodeLogic
  4. 4Anything To Process?IfLogic
  5. 5Email: Nothing To DoGmailService
  6. 6Split Into RowsCodeLogic
  7. 7Loop RowsSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8Build SummaryCodeLogic
  9. 9Build PayloadCodeLogic
  10. 10AI SummaryOpen AiModel
  11. 11Jira: Add WorklogHttp RequestService
  12. 12Email: Final ReportGmailService
  13. 13Handle ResponseCodeLogic
  14. 14Edit FieldsSetLogic
  15. 15Update SheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail 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 clock.

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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.