Automation library · AI assistants

WhatsApp group chat with OpenAI and Google Drive

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Drive and Pinecone. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 16 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 3Model 9Logic 3Service 1

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

  1. 1Recursive Character Text SplitterText Splitter Recursive Character Text SplitterModel
  2. 2Embeddings OpenAIEmbeddings Open AiModel
  3. 3Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  4. 4OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  5. 5Embeddings OpenAI2Embeddings Open AiModel
  6. 6Listen to Whatsapp webhookWebhookStarts it
  7. 7Every minute check if file is updatedGoogle Drive triggerStarts it
  8. 8Default Data LoaderDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  9. 9Index Pinecone Vector StoreVector Store PineconeModel
  10. 10Question & AnswerAgentModel
  11. 11Get top chunks matching queryVector Store PineconeModel
  12. 12Check for individual or group messagesIfLogic
  13. 13Download the file from Google DriveGoogle DriveService
  14. 14Respond to Whatsapp WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it
  15. 15Prepare chunksCodeLogic
  16. 16Set max chunks to send to modelSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
16, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Pinecone
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 Google Drive and Pinecone accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.