Automation library · Data collection

Share time-limited preview links with UploadToURL and SendGrid

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets and SendGrid. 14 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 5Service 7

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

  1. 1Webhook - Create Burner LinkWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Validate PayloadCodeLogic
  3. 3Has Remote URL?IfLogic
  4. 4Upload to URL - RemoteUpload To UrlService
  5. 5Upload to URL - BinaryUpload To UrlService
  6. 6Extract CDN URLCodeLogic
  7. 7Generate Link Record & Email HTMLCodeLogic
  8. 8Sheets - Log Active LinkGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9SendGrid - Send Preview EmailSend GridService
  10. 10Respond to WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it
  11. 11Wait - Until Link ExpiresWaitLogic
  12. 12Sheets - Mark Link ExpiredGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13SendGrid - Notify Client ExpiredSend GridService
  14. 14SendGrid - Agency Summary EmailSend GridService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
14, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, SendGrid
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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?

Plan an afternoon. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.