Automation library · Lead generation

Scan business cards from Telegram to Google Contacts

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Get MessageTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3CodeCodeLogic
  4. 4Information ExtractorInformation ExtractorModel
  5. 5Validate messageIfLogic
  6. 6Create a contactGoogle ContactsService
  7. 7Get image fileTelegramService
  8. 8Success?IfLogic
  9. 9Extract from FileExtract From FileService
  10. 10OKTelegramService
  11. 11KOTelegramService
  12. 12Mistral OCRHttp RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
12, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Telegram
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Telegram account, 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. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.