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Two-way property repair management system with Google Sheets

Started by a change in a Google Sheet, and works across Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets. 17 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 9Service 6

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

  1. 1New repair form submittedGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  2. 2REPLACE w/ N8N FORM trigger.Manual triggerStarts it
  3. 3Isolate new entryCodeLogic
  4. 4IfIfLogic
  5. 5Get row(s) in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Format DataSetLogic
  7. 7Separate Photo FilesCodeLogic
  8. 8New detailsSetLogic
  9. 9Existing DetailsSetLogic
  10. 10Report Alert + InfoGmailService
  11. 11Add UUID #Google SheetsService
  12. 12Photo UploadingSplit In BatchesLogic
  13. 13Merge DataMergeLogic
  14. 14Combine Photo URLsCodeLogic
  15. 15Upload Repair PhotoGoogle DriveService
  16. 16Update w/ RepairGoogle SheetsService
  17. 17Send a messageGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A change in a Google Sheet
Steps
17, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets 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. 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.