Automation library · Lead generation

Send ramped cold email sequences with Gmail and Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. 29 steps, 2 branches, 2 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

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29 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
2Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 15Service 11

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

  1. 1Every 35 min (weekdays 9-4)Schedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Every 40 min (weekdays 9-4)Schedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Check inbox 3x dailySchedule triggerStarts it
  4. 4Get leadsGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Get leads (follow-up)Google SheetsService
  6. 6Get recent inboxGmailService
  7. 7Pick next leadCodeLogic
  8. 8Decide follow-upCodeLogic
  9. 9Get inbox sendersCodeLogic
  10. 10Within daily limit?IfLogic
  11. 11Follow-up due?IfLogic
  12. 12Get leads (replies)Google SheetsService
  13. 13Build email promptCodeLogic
  14. 14Nothing to sendNo OpLogic
  15. 15Build follow-upCodeLogic
  16. 16No follow-up dueNo OpLogic
  17. 17Match repliersCodeLogic
  18. 18Write email (Claude)Http RequestService
  19. 19Write follow-up (Claude)Http RequestService
  20. 20Mark repliedGoogle SheetsService
  21. 21Parse emailCodeLogic
  22. 22Parse follow-upCodeLogic
  23. 23Send emailGmailService
  24. 24Send replyGmailService
  25. 25Build row updateSetLogic
  26. 26Mark stage + sentGoogle SheetsService
  27. 27Mark lead as sentGoogle SheetsService
  28. 28Pause after replyWaitLogic
  29. 29Pause after sendWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
29, with 2 branches, 2 loops or waits
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 29 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 29 steps before you point it at anything that matters.