Automation library · E-commerce

Recover abandoned WooCommerce carts with OpenAI and Gmail

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 11 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 5Service 3

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Receive Cart Event1WebhookStarts it
  3. 3Genrate Personalized Reminder Email1AgentModel
  4. 4Normalize Incoming Cart Data1SetLogic
  5. 5Extrect Email Subject & Body from AI1CodeLogic
  6. 6Wait before checking cart status1WaitLogic
  7. 7Prepare recovery Data1SetLogic
  8. 8Send Abandoned cart email to customer1GmailService
  9. 9Recheck cart status from store1Http RequestService
  10. 10Notify internal team on slack1SlackService
  11. 11Cart is Still Abandoned?1IfLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
11, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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. 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.