Automation library · Lead generation

Qualify and score leads on Telegram with OpenAI

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 10Service 3

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

  1. 1Telegram TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2Workflow Configuration (edit me)SetLogic
  3. 3Normalize + RouteCodeLogic
  4. 4Route by StateSwitchLogic
  5. 5Build AI RequestCodeLogic
  6. 6Hold (awaiting specialist)CodeLogic
  7. 7Unsupported (non-text)CodeLogic
  8. 8Rate LimitedCodeLogic
  9. 9Score Lead with OpenAIOpen AiModel
  10. 10Route DeliverySwitchLogic
  11. 11Parse AI + Update StateCodeLogic
  12. 12AI Error FallbackCodeLogic
  13. 13Send Telegram MessageTelegramService
  14. 14Log Lead to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  15. 15Email Team via GmailGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
15, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Telegram
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

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.