Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

SLA monitor with Gmail and Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. 17 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 11

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

  1. 1Hourly Schedule1Schedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Load Tasks from Google Sheets1Google SheetsService
  3. 3Filter Open Tasks1FilterLogic
  4. 4Alert Admin - Sheets Error1SlackService
  5. 5Validate Required Fields1IfLogic
  6. 6Calculate SLA Metrics1CodeLogic
  7. 7Log Invalid Tasks1Google SheetsService
  8. 8Route by Classification1SwitchLogic
  9. 9No Action (Normal)1No OpLogic
  10. 10Slack Warning to Owner1SlackService
  11. 11Slack Critical to Manager1SlackService
  12. 12Slack Overdue to Leadership1SlackService
  13. 13Alert Notification Failure (Warning)1SlackService
  14. 14Email Critical Escalation1GmailService
  15. 15Alert Notification Failure (Critical)1SlackService
  16. 16Update Status to Overdue1Google SheetsService
  17. 17Alert Notification Failure (Overdue)1SlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
17, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack 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?

Plan an afternoon. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.