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DeepL and OpenAI integration

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How to connect DeepL and OpenAI

  • 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.

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

Step 2: Add and configure DeepL and OpenAI nodes

You can find DeepL and OpenAI 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 DeepL and OpenAI nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

DeepL and OpenAI integration: Add and configure DeepL and OpenAI nodes

Step 3: Connect DeepL and OpenAI

A connection establishes a link between DeepL and OpenAI (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.

DeepL and OpenAI integration: Connect DeepL and OpenAI

Step 4: Customize and extend your DeepL and OpenAI 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 DeepL and OpenAI with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

DeepL and OpenAI integration: Customize and extend your DeepL and OpenAI integration

Step 5: Test and activate your DeepL and OpenAI workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from DeepL to OpenAI 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.

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

Multilingual email auto-replies with DeepL, GPT-4o and Slack human approval

Who's it for

Customer support teams, sales representatives, and international business professionals who need to handle multilingual email communication efficiently while maintaining quality control through human approval.

How it works

This workflow automates email responses by:
Monitoring Gmail for emails with a specific label (e.g., "To_Process")
Translating the email content using DeepL to your preferred language
Generating an AI-powered summary and draft reply using OpenAI
Requesting approval via Slack with a summary and one-click approval link
Sending the reply only after human approval is received
Removing the label to prevent reprocessing

Set up steps

Setup takes approximately 15-20 minutes:
Configure credentials for Gmail, DeepL, OpenAI, and Slack
Create a Gmail label for emails to process
Update the Slack channel ID in the configuration node
Ensure n8n is accessible via webhook (tunnel or production mode required)

Requirements

Gmail account with OAuth2 authentication
DeepL API key (free tier available)
OpenAI API key
Slack workspace with OAuth2 app configured
n8n instance accessible via webhook URL

How to customize the workflow

Change translation language**: Modify the DeepL node's target language
Adjust AI model**: Switch between GPT-4 or GPT-3.5 in the OpenAI node
Customize approval message**: Edit the Slack message format
Add multiple languages**: Duplicate the translation node for multi-language support
Filter specific senders**: Add conditions to process only certain email addresses

Nodes used in this workflow

Popular DeepL and OpenAI workflows

Multilingual Email Auto-Replies with DeepL, GPT-4o and Slack Human Approval

Who's it for Customer support teams, sales representatives, and international business professionals who need to handle multilingual email communication efficiently while maintaining quality control through human approval. How it works This workflow automates email responses by: Monitoring Gmail for emails with a specific label (e.g., "To_Process") Translating the email content using DeepL to your preferred language Generating an AI-powered summary and draft reply using OpenAI Requesting approval via Slack with a summary and one-click approval link Sending the reply only after human approval is received Removing the label to prevent reprocessing Set up steps Setup takes approximately 15-20 minutes: Configure credentials for Gmail, DeepL, OpenAI, and Slack Create a Gmail label for emails to process Update the Slack channel ID in the configuration node Ensure n8n is accessible via webhook (tunnel or production mode required) Requirements Gmail account with OAuth2 authentication DeepL API key (free tier available) OpenAI API key Slack workspace with OAuth2 app configured n8n instance accessible via webhook URL How to customize the workflow Change translation language**: Modify the DeepL node's target language Adjust AI model**: Switch between GPT-4 or GPT-3.5 in the OpenAI node Customize approval message**: Edit the Slack message format Add multiple languages**: Duplicate the translation node for multi-language support Filter specific senders**: Add conditions to process only certain email addresses

Build your own DeepL and OpenAI integration

Create custom DeepL and OpenAI 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.

DeepL supported actions

Translate
Translate data

OpenAI supported actions

Message a Model
Generate a model response with GPT 3, 4, 5, etc. using Responses API
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
Edit Image
Edit an image
Generate Audio
Creates audio from a text prompt
Transcribe a Recording
Transcribes audio into text
Translate a Recording
Translates audio into text in English
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
Create
Create a conversation
Get
Get a conversation
Remove
Remove a conversation
Update
Update a conversation
Generate
Creates a video from a text prompt

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