# Send article digests from Discord to Gmail with OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Discord, Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/send-article-digests-from-discord-to-gmail-with-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Send article digests from Discord to Gmail with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Discord, Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 20 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fsend-article-digests-from-discord-to-gmail-with-openai)

**20 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**3** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 1 Logic 6 Service 12

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

- 1 **Every 15 Minutes** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Get Discord Messages** Discord *Service*
- 3 **Process Messages** Code *Logic*
- 4 **Route by Type** Switch *Logic*
- 5 **Get Existing URLs** Google Sheets *Service*
- 6 **Get Unsent Rows** Google Sheets *Service*
- 7 **Filter New URLs** Code *Logic*
- 8 **Build Digest** Code *Logic*
- 9 **Fetch Article** Http Request *Service*
- 10 **Has Digest Content** If *Logic*
- 11 **Analyze Article** Open Ai *Model*
- 12 **Post Ingestion Error** Discord *Service*
- 13 **Send Digest Email** Gmail *Service*
- 14 **Digest Empty Notice** Discord *Service*
- 15 **Save Article** Google Sheets *Service*
- 16 **Expand Rows To Update** Code *Logic*
- 17 **Digest Error Notice** Discord *Service*
- 18 **Confirm Saved** Discord *Service*
- 19 **Mark Rows Sent** Google Sheets *Service*
- 20 **Confirm Digest Sent** Discord *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 20, with 2 branches
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Discord, Gmail, Google Sheets
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Discord, Gmail and Google Sheets 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. 20 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 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fsend-article-digests-from-discord-to-gmail-with-openai)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Discord](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Discord#library)[Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Gmail#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)

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