Automation library · Scheduling

Telegram AI agent: scrape URLs and generate content

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sheets and Telegram. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 3Service 7

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2contact_finderGoogle Sheets ToolService
  3. 3email_dispatcherGmail ToolService
  4. 4calendar_managerGoogle Calendar ToolService
  5. 5web_searchHttp Request ToolService
  6. 6image_creatorHttp Request ToolService
  7. 7Receive Telegram MessageTelegram triggerStarts it
  8. 8Conversation Context BufferMemory Buffer WindowModel
  9. 9Personal Assistant Agent AgentModel
  10. 10content_creator_toolAgent ToolModel
  11. 11Check for PDF AttachmentIfLogic
  12. 12Reply to Telegram User TelegramService
  13. 13Extract Text from PDFExtract From FileService
  14. 14Format Message TextSetLogic
  15. 15Format PDF TextSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
15, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, Telegram
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sheets and Telegram accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.