Automation library · Scheduling

Run a Telegram voice assistant with OpenAI and Google Calendar

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Google Calendar and Telegram. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 14 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 5Logic 4Service 4

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

  1. 1When Telegram Message ReceivedTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI GPT-5 Mini ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Manage Conversation HistoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  4. 4Create Google Calendar EventGoogle Calendar ToolService
  5. 5AI Calculator ToolTool CalculatorModel
  6. 6Set Assistant PreferencesSetLogic
  7. 7AI Personal Assistant AgentAgentModel
  8. 8Route by Telegram Content TypeSwitchLogic
  9. 9Send Reply via Telegram APITelegramService
  10. 10Set Text Message ContentSetLogic
  11. 11Fetch Telegram Voice NoteTelegramService
  12. 12Request Text or Voice MessageTelegramService
  13. 13OpenAI Voice TranscriberOpen AiModel
  14. 14Set Transcribed Voice TextSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
14, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Calendar, Telegram
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Calendar 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. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.