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Send regulatory update digest emails with Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Email, Excel and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 24 steps, 2 branches, 3 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

LargeCalls a model: OpenAI

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24 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
2Branches: places the flow splits
3Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 11Service 8

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

  1. 1Chat modelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Run every 3 daysSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Watch for reply emailsEmail Read ImapService
  4. 4Perplexity search toolPerplexity ToolService
  5. 5Output Parser - Update fieldsOutput Parser StructuredModel
  6. 6Web scraper toolTool WorkflowModel
  7. 7Find updates with AIAgentModel
  8. 8Read the website listGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Said not interested?IfLogic
  10. 10Keep only recent updatesCodeLogic
  11. 11Loop over websitesSplit In BatchesLogic
  12. 12Mark as unsubscribedMicrosoft ExcelService
  13. 13Any updates found?IfLogic
  14. 14One row per updateSplit OutLogic
  15. 15Save updates to sheetGoogle SheetsService
  16. 16Group the updatesAggregateLogic
  17. 17Get recipient tabsMicrosoft ExcelService
  18. 18Read recipient rowsMicrosoft ExcelService
  19. 19Remove unsubscribed peopleFilterLogic
  20. 20Group the recipientsAggregateLogic
  21. 21Build the email and BCC batchesCodeLogic
  22. 22Loop over BCC batchesSplit In BatchesLogic
  23. 23Send the digest emailEmail SendService
  24. 24Pause between batchesWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
24, with 2 branches, 3 loops or waits
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Email, Excel, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email, Excel 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?

Take your time. At 24 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 24 steps before you point it at anything that matters.