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Run real estate SMS campaigns with OpenAI and Apify

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets and Twilio. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 16 steps, 3 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 3Model 4Logic 5Service 4

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

  1. 1Find agents and send toolTool WorkflowModel
  2. 2Conversation memoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  3. 3Receive chat messageWebhookStarts it
  4. 4Start the campaign sendExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  5. 5Chat modelLm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6Campaign assistantAgentModel
  7. 7Split the postal codesAi TransformService
  8. 8Reply to the chatRespond To WebhookStarts it
  9. 9Loop over postal codesSplit In BatchesLogic
  10. 10Loop over agentsSplit In BatchesLogic
  11. 11Find agents in this areaHttp RequestService
  12. 12Log results to sheetGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Send the SMSTwilioService
  14. 14Keep the contact fieldsSetLogic
  15. 15Capture the delivery resultSetLogic
  16. 16Pause between messagesWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
16, 3 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Twilio
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 Sheets and Twilio 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. 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. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.