Automation library · Lead generation

Research business leads with Perplexity AI and OpenAI

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI and Perplexity. 13 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI, Perplexity

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 6Service 3

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  3. 3Start WorkflowManual triggerStarts it
  4. 4Write JSONAgentModel
  5. 5Set LocationSetLogic
  6. 6Split CompaniesSplit OutLogic
  7. 7Split EmailsSplit OutLogic
  8. 8Get Current LeadsGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Merge RowsMergeLogic
  10. 10Combine Into OneAggregateLogic
  11. 11Send Leads to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Set as textSetLogic
  13. 13Research LeadsPerplexityService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
13
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI, Perplexity

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account, and a key for OpenAI and Perplexity. 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 OpenAI and Perplexity. 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.