Automation library · E-commerce

WhatsApp restaurant ordering bot with Gemini and OpenAI

Started by an incoming WhatsApp message, and works across Google Sheets and WhatsApp. It puts Gemini and OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 13 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini, OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 1Service 7

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

  1. 11. WhatsApp TriggerWhats App triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Google Gemini (Alternative)Lm Chat Google GeminiModel
  4. 4Conversation MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  5. 5FAQ ToolGoogle Sheets ToolService
  6. 6Inventory ToolGoogle Sheets ToolService
  7. 7Orders ToolGoogle Sheets ToolService
  8. 82. AI Agent (Core Logic)AgentModel
  9. 93. Check ResponseIfLogic
  10. 104. Send ResponseWhats AppService
  11. 116. Notify Owner (Optional)Whats AppService
  12. 125. Send Error MessageWhats AppService
  13. 137. Log Analytics (Optional)Http RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming WhatsApp message
Steps
13, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, WhatsApp
Model
Gemini, 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 Sheets and WhatsApp accounts, and a key for Gemini and OpenAI. 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 and 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. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.