Automation library · Data collection

Sync Google Sheets data with MySQL

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and MySQL. 13 steps, 3 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 5Service 6

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

  1. 1When clicking "Execute Workflow"Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Google Sheet DataGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4SQL Get inquiries from GoogleMy SqlService
  5. 5Rename GSheet variablesSetLogic
  6. 6Compare DatasetsCompare DatasetsService
  7. 7Add MySQL recordsMy SqlService
  8. 8No reply too long?IfLogic
  9. 9DB Status assigned?IfLogic
  10. 10DB Status in sync?IfLogic
  11. 11Send NotificationsNo OpLogic
  12. 12Update GSheet statusGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Sync MySQL dataMy SqlService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
13, with 3 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, MySQL
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and MySQL 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. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.