Automation library · Lead generation

Process business cards from Google Drive with OpenAI

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Airtable, Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 13 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenRouter

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 5Logic 2Service 5

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

  1. 1Google Drive TriggerGoogle Drive triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenRouter Chat ModelLm Chat Open RouterModel
  3. 3Business Card ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4OpenRouter Chat Model1Lm Chat Open RouterModel
  5. 5Tavily MCPTavilyService
  6. 6Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  7. 7Business Card OCRAgentModel
  8. 8Out reach messageAgentModel
  9. 9Download fileGoogle DriveService
  10. 10Append or update row in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Create a draftGmailService
  12. 12Search recordsAirtableService
  13. 13AggregateAggregateLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
13, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
OpenRouter

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable, Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenRouter. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenRouter. 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.