Automation library · Money admin

Recover failed Stripe payments with OpenAI and Gmail

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 11 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 3Service 4

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

  1. 1When Win-back Daily at 8amSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Retention ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Parse Churn SchemaOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Read Customers from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Analyze Churn and Draft EmailChain LlmModel
  6. 6Set Customer Risk DetailsSetLogic
  7. 7If High Churn RiskIfLogic
  8. 8Draft Win-back Email via GmailGmailService
  9. 9Skip Lower Risk CustomersNo OpLogic
  10. 10Append to Win-back Log SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Post Alert to Slack ChannelSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets 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 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. 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.