Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Track multi-step approvals in Google Sheets

Started by a change in a Google Sheet, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. 10 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 1Service 6

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

  1. 1When Design Signed OffGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  2. 2When Engineering Signed OffGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  3. 3When Approval Status UpdatedGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  4. 4Read Project Data from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Read Eng Project Data from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Check All Approvals CompleteIfLogic
  7. 7Update Design Approval StatusGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Update Engineering Approval StatusGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Post Approval Notice to SlackSlackService
  10. 10Update Slack Notification StatusGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A change in a Google Sheet
Steps
10, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on a change in a Google Sheet.

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. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.