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Send personalized healthcare joke emails with OpenAI and Gmail

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 6Service 3

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Daily Trigger (1 PM)Schedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3AI Email GeneratorAgentModel
  4. 4Healthcare_Contact_ListGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Prepare Email DataSetLogic
  6. 6Limit to 10 ContactsLimitLogic
  7. 7Send EmailGmailService
  8. 8Validate Email AddressIfLogic
  9. 9Random Wait (2-5min)WaitLogic
  10. 10Process One by OneSplit In BatchesLogic
  11. 11Skip Invalid EmailNo OpLogic
  12. 12Update Email StatusGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own 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. 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.