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OpenAI and Gmail integration

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How to connect OpenAI and Gmail

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

OpenAI and Gmail integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure OpenAI and Gmail nodes

You can find OpenAI and Gmail in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure OpenAI and Gmail nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

OpenAI and Gmail integration: Add and configure OpenAI and Gmail nodes

Step 3: Connect OpenAI and Gmail

A connection establishes a link between OpenAI and Gmail (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

OpenAI and Gmail integration: Connect OpenAI and Gmail

Step 4: Customize and extend your OpenAI and Gmail integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect OpenAI and Gmail with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

OpenAI and Gmail integration: Customize and extend your OpenAI and Gmail integration

Step 5: Test and activate your OpenAI and Gmail workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from OpenAI to Gmail or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

OpenAI and Gmail integration: Test and activate your OpenAI and Gmail workflow

✨🤖Automate Multi-Platform Social Media Content Creation with AI

Automate Multi-Platform Social Media Content Creation with AI

Who is this for?
Social Media Managers and Digital Marketers seeking to streamline content production across 7+ platforms (X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, YouTube Shorts) using AI-powered automation.

What problem does this solve?
Creating platform-optimized content at scale while maintaining brand consistency across multiple channels, reducing manual work by 80% through AI generation and automated publishing.

What this workflow does
AI Content Generation:
Uses GPT-4/Gemini to create platform-specific posts
Automatically generates hashtags, CTAs, and emoji placement
Supports image/video suggestions and image creation using OpenAI or Pollinations.ai
Uses SERP api to search for relavent content

Approval Workflow:
Sends formatted HTML emails for human review
Implements double-approval system with Gmail integration

Cross-Platform Publishing:
One-click deployment to:
Instagram/Facebook (via Graph API)
X/Twitter (Official API)
LinkedIn (Sales Navigator integration)

Setup
Credentials:
OpenAI API key
Google Gemini API
Social media platform tokens (X, LinkedIn, Facebook)
ImgBB for image hosting
Gmail
SERP API
Telegram

Configuration:
Update all "your-unique-id" placeholders in API nodes
Set email recipients in Gmail nodes
Customize AI prompts

Customization:
Adjust character limits per platform
Modify approval thresholds
Add/remove social platforms as needed

How to customize
Content Style**: Edit prompt templates in the "Social Media Content Factory" agent node
Approval Process**: Modify email templates
Analytics**: Connect to Google Sheets for performance tracking
Image Generation**: Switch between Pollinations.ai/DALL-E/Midjourney

Nodes used in this workflow

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Extract Trends, Auto-Generate Social Content with AI, Reddit and Google Trends

Extract Trends and Auto-Generate Social Content with OpenAI, Reddit, and Google Trends" to include specific tools and services (OpenAI, Reddit, Google Trends) Description What Problem Does This Solve? 🛠️ This workflow automates trend extraction and social media content creation for businesses and marketers. It eliminates manual trend research and content generation by fetching trends, scoring them with AI, and posting tailored content to multiple platforms. Target audience: Social media managers, digital marketers, and businesses aiming to streamline content strategies. What Does It Do? 🌟 Fetches trending topics from Reddit, X and Google Trends Scores trends for relevance using OpenAI. Generates content for Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook Posts to supported platforms Stores results in Google Sheets for tracking Key Features 📋 Real-time trend fetching from Reddit and Google Trends. AI-driven trend scoring and content generation (OpenAI). Automated posting to Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Persistent storage in Google Sheets. Setup Instructions Prerequisites ⚙️ n8n Instance**: Self-hosted or cloud n8n instance. API Credentials**: Reddit API: Client ID and secret from Reddit. SerpApi (Google Trends): API key from SerpApi, stored in n8n credentials OpenAI API: API key with GPT model access. Twitter/X API: OAuth 1.0a credentials with write permissions. LinkedIn API: OAuth 2.0 credentials with w_organization_social scope. Instagram/Facebook API: Meta Developer app with posting permissions. Google Sheets API: Credentials from Google Cloud Console. Installation Steps 📦 Import the Workflow: Copy the workflow JSON from the "Template Code" section below. Import it into n8n via "Import from File" or "Import from URL". Configure Credentials: Add API credentials in n8n’s Credentials section for Reddit, SerpApi, OpenAI, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram/Facebook, and Google Sheets. Assign credentials to respective nodes. For example: In the Fetch Google Trends node (HTTP Request), use n8n credentials for SerpApi instead of hardcoding the API key. Example: Set the API key in n8n credentials as SerpApiKey and reference it in the node’s query parameter: api_key={{ $credentials.SerpApiKey }}. Set Up Google Sheets with the following columns (exact column names are case-sensitive) -Timestamp | Trend | Score | BrandVoice | AudienceMood | Customize Nodes: OpenAI Nodes** (Trend Relevance Scoring, Generate Social Media Content): Update the model (e.g., gpt-4o) and prompt as needed. HTTP Request Nodes** (Post to Twitter/X, Post to LinkedIn, etc.): Verify URLs, authentication, and payloads. Brand Voice/Audience Mood**: Adjust Prepare Trend Scoring Input for your desired brand_voice (e.g., "casual") and audience_mood (e.g., "curious"). Test the Workflow: Fetch Reddit Trends to Store Selected Trends- to score and store trends. Retrieve Latest Trends to end) to generate and post content Check Google Sheets for posting statuses How It Works High-Level Steps 🔍 Fetch Trends**: Pulls trends from Reddit,X and Google Trends. Score Trends**: Uses OpenAI to score trends for relevance. Generate Content**: Creates platform-specific social media content. Post Content**: Posts to LinkedIn, Facebook or X Detailed descriptions are available in the sticky notes within the workflow screenshot above. Node Names and Actions Trend Extraction and Scoring Daily Trigger Idea: Triggers the workflow daily. Set Default Inputs: Sets default brand_voice and inputs. Fetch Reddit Trends: Fetches Reddit posts. Extract Reddit Trends: Extracts trends from Reddit. Fetch Google Trends: Fetches Google Trends via SerpApi. Extract Google Trends2: Processes Google Trends data. Fetch Twitter Mentions: Fetches Twitter mentions. Translate Tweets to English: Translates tweets. Fix Tweet Translation Output: Fixes translation format. Detect Audience Mood: Detects audience mood. Fix Audience Mood Output: Fixes mood output format. Analyze News Sentiment: Analyzes news sentiment. Combine Data (Merge): Merges all data sources. Merge Items into Single Item: Combines data into one item. Combine Trends and UGC: Combines trends with UGC. Prepare Trend Scoring Input: Prepares data for scoring. Trend Relevance Scoring: Scores trends with OpenAI. Parse Trend Scores: Parses scoring output. Store Selected Trends: Stores trends in Google Sheets. Content Generation and Posting Retrieve Latest Trends: Retrieves trends from Google Sheets. Parse Retrieved Trends: Parses retrieved trends. Select Top Trends: Selects the top trend. Generate Social Media Content: Generates platform-specific content. Parse Social Media Content: Parses generated content. Generate Images: Generates images for posts (if applicable). Post to Instagram: Posts to Instagram. Post to Facebook: Posts to Facebook. Post to LinkedIn: Posts to LinkedIn. Customization Tips Add Trend Sources** 📡: Include more sources (e.g., Instagram trends) by adding nodes to Combine Data (Merge). Change Content Tone** ✍️: Update the Generate Social Media Content prompt for a different tone (e.g., "humorous"). Adjust Schedule** ⏰: Modify Daily Trigger Idea to run hourly or weekly. Automate TikTok/YouTube** 🎥: Add video generation (e.g., FFMPEG) to post TikTok and YouTube Shorts
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✨🤖Automate Multi-Platform Social Media Content Creation with AI

Automate Multi-Platform Social Media Content Creation with AI Who is this for? Social Media Managers and Digital Marketers seeking to streamline content production across 7+ platforms (X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, YouTube Shorts) using AI-powered automation. What problem does this solve? Creating platform-optimized content at scale while maintaining brand consistency across multiple channels, reducing manual work by 80% through AI generation and automated publishing. What this workflow does AI Content Generation: Uses GPT-4/Gemini to create platform-specific posts Automatically generates hashtags, CTAs, and emoji placement Supports image/video suggestions and image creation using OpenAI or Pollinations.ai Uses SERP api to search for relavent content Approval Workflow: Sends formatted HTML emails for human review Implements double-approval system with Gmail integration Cross-Platform Publishing: One-click deployment to: Instagram/Facebook (via Graph API) X/Twitter (Official API) LinkedIn (Sales Navigator integration) Setup Credentials: OpenAI API key Google Gemini API Social media platform tokens (X, LinkedIn, Facebook) ImgBB for image hosting Gmail SERP API Telegram Configuration: Update all "your-unique-id" placeholders in API nodes Set email recipients in Gmail nodes Customize AI prompts Customization: Adjust character limits per platform Modify approval thresholds Add/remove social platforms as needed How to customize Content Style**: Edit prompt templates in the "Social Media Content Factory" agent node Approval Process**: Modify email templates Analytics**: Connect to Google Sheets for performance tracking Image Generation**: Switch between Pollinations.ai/DALL-E/Midjourney

Transform Gmail Newsletters into Insightful LinkedIn Posts Using OpenAI

Who Is This For? This workflow is perfect for content creators, marketers, and business professionals who receive regular newsletters and want to effortlessly convert them into engaging LinkedIn posts. By automating the extraction and repurposing process, you can save time and consistently share thoughtful updates with your network. What Problem Does This Workflow Solve? Manually reading newsletters, extracting the key points, and then formatting that content into professional, engaging LinkedIn posts can be time-consuming and error-prone. This workflow automates those steps by: Filtering Emails:** Uses the Gmail node to process only those emails from a specific sender (e.g., [email protected]). Extracting Content:** Leverages OpenAI to identify and summarize the top news items in your newsletter. Generating Posts:** Crafts concise, insightful LinkedIn posts in a smart, deadpan style with a touch of subtle humor. Publishing:** Posts the generated content directly to LinkedIn. What This Workflow Does Filter Newsletters:** The Gmail node is set up to only handle emails from your chosen sender, ensuring that only relevant newsletters are processed. Extract Key Content:** An OpenAI node analyzes the newsletter text to pull out the most important news items, including headlines and summaries. Split Content:** A Split Out node divides the extracted content so each news item is processed on its own. Generate LinkedIn Posts:** Another OpenAI node takes each news item's details and produces a well-structured LinkedIn post that delivers practical insights and ends with a reflective observation or question. Publish to LinkedIn:** The LinkedIn node publishes the crafted posts directly to your account. Setup Gmail Node: Rename it to “Filter Gmail Newsletter” and configure it to filter emails by your newsletter sender. OpenAI Nodes: Ensure your OpenAI API credentials are set up correctly. Customize the prompt if needed to match your desired tone. LinkedIn Node: Rename it to “Post to LinkedIn” and confirm that your LinkedIn OAuth2 credentials are properly configured. How to Customize OpenAI Prompts:** Adjust the prompts in the OpenAI nodes to fine-tune the post tone and output formatting. Email Filter:** Change the Gmail filter to match the sender of your newsletters. Post Processing:** Optionally, add extra formatting (using Function nodes) to further enhance the readability of the generated LinkedIn posts. This template offers an automated, hands-off solution to transform your newsletter content into engaging LinkedIn updates, keeping your audience informed and inspired with minimal effort.

Scrape Competitor Reviews & Generate Ad Creatives with Bright Data & OpenAI

Scrape Competitor Reviews & Generate Ad Creatives with Bright data and OpenAI How the Flow Runs Fill the Form Enter the Amazon product URL to analyze competitor reviews. Trigger Bright Data Scraper Bright Data scrapes Amazon reviews based on the provided URL. Wait for Snapshot Completion Periodically checks Bright Data until the scraping is complete. Retrieve JSON Data Collects the scraped review data in JSON format. Save Reviews to Google Sheets Automatically appends the scraped reviews to your Google Sheets. Aggregate Reviews Consolidates all reviews into a single summary for simpler analysis. Analyze Reviews with OpenAI LLM Sends the aggregated reviews to OpenAI (GPT-4o mini) to summarize competitors’ main weaknesses clearly. Generate Creative Ad Image OpenAI generates a visually appealing 1080x1080 ad image addressing these identified pain points. Send Ad Creative via Gmail Automatically emails the creative and review summary to your media buying team for immediate use in Meta ads. What You Need Google Sheets:** Template Bright Data:** Dataset and API key: www.brightdata.com OpenAI API Key:** For GPT-4o mini or your preferred LLM Automation Tool:** Ensure it supports HTTP Requests, Wait, Conditional (If), Google Sheets integration, Form Trigger, OpenAI integration, and Gmail integration. Form Fields to Fill Amazon Product URL:** Enter the competitor’s product URL from Amazon. Setup Steps Copy the provided Google Sheet template. Import the JSON workflow into your automation tool. Update credentials for Bright Data, Google Sheets, Gmail, and OpenAI. Test manually by submitting the form and verifying functionality. Optional: Set a schedule for regular workflow execution. Bright Data Trigger Example [ { "url": "https://www.amazon.com/example-product" } ] Tips Frequently update URLs to ensure fresh insights. Allow more wait time for extensive data scrapes. Focus on targeted products to optimize cost-efficiency. Need Help? Email: [email protected] Resources: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YaronBeen/videos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaronbeen/ Bright Data Documentation: https://docs.brightdata.com/introduction
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Automate Sales for Digital Products & SaaS with AI (GPT-4o)

Skyrocket Your Sales Outreach with AI-Powered Automation! Tired of manually finding leads, collecting emails, and sending messages that get ignored? Let AI do the heavy lifting. Introducing AI-Powered Cold Outreach Engine, an n8n workflow that automates prospecting, email discovery, and personalized outreach, designed for digital products, SaaS, and online services. 🚀 How It Works 1️⃣ Smart Prospecting Enter your product name, description, and link. The AI searches Google Maps for businesses in your niche. It extracts website URLs, filtering out irrelevant results. 2️⃣ Email Discovery Scrapes professional emails from websites. Generates a clean, targeted list. 3️⃣ AI-Powered, SEO-Optimized Emails GPT-4o** analyzes website content. Crafts concise, personalized outreach emails (<200 words). Uses SEO-friendly language with strategic keywords. Embeds your product link naturally in a compelling CTA. Sends via Gmail or SMTP with smart delays for better deliverability. 🔥 Why It Stands Out ✅ Saves Time – Automates lead generation & outreach. ✅ Scales Effortlessly – Finds and targets ideal prospects. ✅ SEO-Optimized – GPT-4o enhances discoverability. ✅ Boosts Replies – Personalized emails = higher engagement. ✅ Drives Conversions – Directs traffic to your product page. 🔧 What You Need n8n** (Cloud or self-hosted). OpenAI GPT-4o** (API costs apply). Gmail + Google Cloud OR SMTP node** for email sending. Optional:** Jina AI for advanced data extraction. ⚡ Quick Setup Import the workflow into n8n. Connect GPT-4o & Gmail or SMTP. Add your product details. Test & launch 🚀 💡 Sell Smarter, Not Harder This isn’t just automation—it’s a growth engine. Let AI handle outreach while you focus on scaling. 🔗 Get started today! ⚠️ Disclaimer API Fees Apply** – OpenAI, Google services may have costs. Email Compliance* – Follow Gmail/SMTP limits & anti-spam laws* (e.g., CAN-SPAM, GDPR). Scraping Updates** – Website structures may change over time.

Convert YouTube Videos into SEO Blog Posts with GPT-4o, Dumpling AI, and Flux

Workflow Description This workflow helps content creators automatically repurpose YouTube videos into SEO-friendly blog posts. It extracts the video transcript, uses AI to generate a full blog post with a relevant image, and sends the complete package via email, ready for publication. Prerequisites/Requirements This workflow relies on external AI services. You will need: OpenAI Account: Used for generating the blog post text (specifically mentioned using GPT-4o in the workflow notes). Credentials: Requires an API key from OpenAI. Cost: OpenAI API usage is typically paid based on the amount of text processed (tokens). Check OpenAI's current pricing. Setup: Sign up at OpenAI and obtain your API key. Dumpling AI Account: Used for retrieving YouTube video transcript and generating the blog post image. Credentials: Requires an API key from Dumpling AI. Cost: Dumpling AI offers 250 free credits to start with and different plans for different levels of usage. Check the pricing page for more details. Setup: Sign up at Dumpling AI and obtain your API key/credentials. Email Account: Credentials for the email service (e.g., Gmail) used to send the final result. How it works Input Video Details: You provide the YouTube video URL and your email address. Get Transcript: The workflow fetches the transcript of the specified YouTube video. Generate Content: An AI model crafts a blog post (title, description, body) based on the transcript. Create Image: Another AI model generates a suitable image for the blog post. Format & Package: The blog post is converted to HTML, and the image is prepared for sending. Email Result: The final HTML blog post and image are emailed to you. Set up steps Configure Variables: Enter the specific YouTube video URL and the recipient email address in the "Set Variables" node. Connect Credentials: Add your credentials for the services used (e.g., OpenAI for text generation, Dumpling AI for YouTube Transcript and AI image generation service). Connect Email Credentials: Authenticate your Gmail account (or chosen email provider) to allow the workflow to send the email. Take it to the next level Direct Publishing:** Instead of emailing the result, connect directly to your CMS (like WordPress, Ghost, Webflow) to automatically create a draft or publish the blog post. AI Agent Integration:** Replace the single "Generate Blog Post" step with an AI Agent for more sophisticated content generation, potentially researching topics or structuring the post section by section based on the transcript. Social Media Snippets:** Add steps to generate companion social media posts (e.g., for Twitter, LinkedIn) summarizing the blog post. Batch Processing:** Modify the trigger to read multiple YouTube URLs from a spreadsheet or database to convert videos in bulk. Enhanced SEO:** Refine the AI prompts to specifically target keywords or incorporate SEO best practices more deeply into the generated content. Multiple Image Options:** Generate several image variations and include them in the email or draft post for selection.

Build your own OpenAI and Gmail integration

Create custom OpenAI and Gmail workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

OpenAI supported actions

Create an Assistant
Create a new assistant
Delete an Assistant
Delete an assistant from the account
List Assistants
List assistants in the organization
Message an Assistant
Send messages to an assistant
Update an Assistant
Update an existing assistant
Message a Model
Create a completion with GPT 3, 4, etc.
Classify Text for Violations
Check whether content complies with usage policies
Analyze Image
Take in images and answer questions about them
Generate an Image
Creates an image from a text prompt
Generate Audio
Creates audio from a text prompt
Transcribe a Recording
Transcribes audio into the text
Translate a Recording
Translate audio into the text in the english language
Delete a File
Delete a file from the server
List Files
Returns a list of files that belong to the user's organization
Upload a File
Upload a file that can be used across various endpoints

Gmail supported actions

Add Label
Delete
Get
Get Many
Mark as Read
Mark as Unread
Remove Label
Reply
Send
Send and Wait for Response
Create
Delete
Get
Get Many
Create
Delete
Get
Get Many
Add Label
Delete
Get
Get Many
Remove Label
Reply
Trash
Untrash

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