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WhatsApp AI agent that understand text, image , audio

Started by an incoming WhatsApp message, and works across Google Sheets and WhatsApp. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 17 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: GeminiRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 5Logic 3Service 8

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

  1. 1WhatsApp TriggerWhats App triggerStarts it
  2. 2Google Gemini Chat ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  3. 3Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  4. 4Append or update row in sheet in Google SheetsGoogle Sheets ToolService
  5. 5Get a document in Google DocsGoogle Docs ToolService
  6. 6Switch(route incoming messages based on type)SwitchLogic
  7. 7AI AgentAgentModel
  8. 8AggregateAggregateLogic
  9. 9audio receiver1Http RequestService
  10. 10image receiver 1Http RequestService
  11. 11Send message1Whats AppService
  12. 12clean responseCodeLogic
  13. 13audio receiver 2Http RequestService
  14. 14image receiver2Http RequestService
  15. 15Send messageWhats AppService
  16. 16Transcribe a recordingGoogle GeminiModel
  17. 17Analyze imageGoogle GeminiModel

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming WhatsApp message
Steps
17, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, WhatsApp
Model
Gemini
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 Google Sheets and WhatsApp accounts, and a key for Gemini. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming WhatsApp message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini. 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. 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.