Automation library · E-commerce

Monitor Shopify dispatch SLA breaches with Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets, Shopify and Slack. 11 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Global Error TriggerError triggerStarts it
  2. 2Hourly SLA TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Slack - Error AlertSlackService
  4. 4Set SLA ConfigSetLogic
  5. 5Fetch Unfulfilled OrdersShopifyService
  6. 6Read Previous Sheet LogsGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Process & DeduplicateCodeLogic
  8. 8Log Breach to SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Generate Email HTMLCodeLogic
  10. 10Slack - Post AlertSlackService
  11. 11Email SLA Breach AlertGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Shopify, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets, Shopify 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?

Plan an afternoon. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.