Automation library · Data collection

Track Excel 365 changes and approvals with Telegram

Started by a clock, and works across Excel, Google Sheets and Telegram. 14 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 8Service 5

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

  1. 1Run every 1 minuteSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get rowsMicrosoft ExcelService
  3. 3Normalize DataCodeLogic
  4. 4Environment ConfigCodeLogic
  5. 5Compare previous and current snapshotCodeLogic
  6. 6Check if changes existIfLogic
  7. 7Transform changes for notificationCodeLogic
  8. 8Check if audit logging is enabledSwitchLogic
  9. 9Filter rows with waiting approvalCodeLogic
  10. 10Send notificationTelegramService
  11. 11Build audit log rowsCodeLogic
  12. 12Notification ApprovalTelegramService
  13. 13Append Log to ExcelMicrosoft ExcelService
  14. 14Append Log to SheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

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

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Excel, Google Sheets and Telegram 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. 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.