Automation library · Customer support

WhatsApp support bot with OpenAI

Started by an incoming WhatsApp message, and works across WhatsApp. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 10 steps, 3 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 3Service 4

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

  1. 1WhatsApp Trigger1Whats App triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Check GreetingIfLogic
  4. 4AI AgentAgentModel
  5. 5Send Greeting ResponseWhats AppService
  6. 6IfIfLogic
  7. 7Send message1Whats AppService
  8. 8Send Greeting Response1Whats AppService
  9. 9If1IfLogic
  10. 10Send Greeting Response2Whats AppService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming WhatsApp message
Steps
10, with 3 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
WhatsApp
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own WhatsApp account, and a key for 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 OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

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.