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Twilio and Gmail integration
Save yourself the work of writing custom integrations for Twilio and Gmail and use n8n instead. Build adaptable and scalable Communication, Development, and HITL workflows that work with your technology stack. All within a building experience you will love.
How to connect Twilio 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.
Step 2: Add and configure Twilio and Gmail nodes
You can find Twilio 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 Twilio and Gmail nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.
Step 3: Connect Twilio and Gmail
A connection establishes a link between Twilio 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.
Step 4: Customize and extend your Twilio 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 Twilio and Gmail with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.
Step 5: Test and activate your Twilio and Gmail workflow
Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Twilio 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.
Popular Twilio and Gmail workflows
Automate Lead Qualification with RetellAI Phone Agent, OpenAI GPT & Google Sheet
👉 Build a Phone Agent to qualify outbound leads and schedule inbound calls
Who is this for?
This workflow is designed for sales teams, call centers, and businesses handling both outbound and inbound lead calls who want to automate their qualification, follow-up, and call documentation process without manual intervention. It’s ideal for teams using Google Sheets, RetellAI, OpenAI, and Gmail as part of their tech stack.
Real-World Use Cases
🛍 E-commerce – Instantly handle product FAQs and order status checks, 24/7.
🏬 Retail Stores – Share store hours, directions, and return policies without lifting a finger.
🍽 Restaurants – Take reservations or answer menu questions automatically.
💼 Service Providers – Book appointments or consultations while you focus on your craft.
📞 Any Local Business – Deliver friendly, consistent phone support — no live agent required.
What problem is this workflow solving?
Managing lead calls at scale can be chaotic—between scheduling outbound qualification calls, handling inbound appointment requests, and making sure every call is documented and followed up. This workflow automates the entire process, reducing human error and saving time by:
✅ Sending reminders to reps for outbound calls
✅ Automatically placing calls with RetellAI
✅ Handling inbound calls and checking caller details
✅ Generating and emailing call summaries automatically
What this workflow does
This n8n template connects Google Sheets, RetellAI, OpenAI, and Gmail into a seamless workflow:
Outbound Lead Qualification Workflow
Triggers when a new lead is added to Google Sheets
Sends an SMS notification to remind the rep to call in 5 minutes
(Optional) Waits 5 minutes
Initiates an automated call to the lead via RetellAI
Inbound Call Appointment Scheduler
Receives inbound calls from RetellAI (via webhook)
Checks if the caller’s number exists in Google Sheets
Responds to RetellAI with a success or error message
Post-Call Workflow
Receives post-call data from RetellAI
Filters only analyzed calls
Updates the lead’s record in Google Sheets
Uses OpenAI to generate a call summary
Emails the summary to a team inbox or rep
Setup
✅ You need an active RetellAI API key
Sign up for RetellAI, create an agent, and set the webhook URLs (n8n_call for call events).
Purchase a Twilio phone number and link it to the agent.
✅ Your Google Sheet must have a column for phone numbers (e.g., "Phone")
✅ Gmail account connected and authorized in n8n
✅ OpenAI API key added to your environment variables or credentials
Configure your Google Sheets node with the correct spreadsheet ID and range
Add your RetellAI API key to the HTTP request nodes
Connect your Gmail account in the Gmail node
Add your OpenAI key in the OpenAI node
👉 See full setup guide here: Notion Documentation
How to customize this workflow to your needs
Change SMS content**: Edit the text in the “Send SMS reminder” node to match your team’s tone
Modify call wait time**: Enable and adjust the “Wait 5 minutes” node to any delay you prefer
Add CRM integration**: Replace or extend the Google Sheets node to update your CRM instead of a spreadsheet
Customize call summary prompts**: Edit the prompt sent to OpenAI to change the summary style or add extra insights
Send email to different recipients**: Change the recipient address in the Gmail node or make it dynamic from the lead record
Need help customizing?
Contact me for consulting and support : Linkedin
Manage garage service reminders, pickups and feedback with Airtable, WhatsApp and Gmail
✅ What problem does this workflow solve?
Garage and auto service businesses handle much more than just vehicle repairs — they manage service schedules, customer reminders, pickups, feedback, and repeat visits. When handled manually, this often leads to missed reminders, delayed pickups, unhappy customers, and lost repeat business.
This workflow delivers a fully automated, end-to-end customer communication system for garages using n8n + Airtable + WhatsApp + Email, ensuring timely, professional, and consistent engagement at every stage of the service lifecycle.
⚙️ What does this workflow do?
This automation suite consists of four interconnected workflows, each handling a critical touchpoint:
WF-01: Scheduled Service Reminders
Runs daily at 9 AM
Identifies upcoming, due-today, or overdue services
Sends branded reminders via WhatsApp + Email
Automatically marks reminders as sent to avoid duplicates
WF-02: Pickup Notification
Triggers when service status changes to “Done”
Instantly notifies customers that their vehicle is ready
Sends confirmation via WhatsApp + Email
Updates Airtable to track pickup notifications
WF-03: Feedback Collection
Triggers when service status becomes “Delivered”
Sends a polite feedback request with a form link
Uses WhatsApp + Email for higher response rates
Ensures feedback requests are sent only once
WF-04: Next Service Reminder
Runs daily at 9 AM
Tracks upcoming next-service dates
Sends reminders for:
Overdue services
Services due today
Upcoming services (next 7 days)
Encourages repeat visits and long-term retention
🧠 How it Works – High-Level Flow
Central Data Source (Airtable)
Airtable acts as the single source of truth for:
Customer details
Vehicle information
Service status
Service dates & next service dates
Notification tracking flags
Smart Triggers & Scheduling
Schedule Triggers** run daily reminders automatically
Airtable Triggers** react instantly to status changes (Pending → Done → Delivered)
Personalized Message Generation
Dynamic WhatsApp and Email messages are generated using customer, vehicle, and service data
Messages are branded and context-aware (overdue, today, upcoming, completed, feedback)
Multi-Channel Notifications
WhatsApp** messages are sent via Twilio
Email** notifications are sent via Gmail
Customers are reached on their preferred channels
Automatic Tracking & Deduplication
Each step updates Airtable flags:
Reminder sent
Pickup notification sent
Feedback sent
Next service reminder sent
Prevents duplicate messages and ensures clean automation
🔧 Integrations Used
Airtable** – Customer, vehicle, and service management
Twilio WhatsApp API** – Instant customer notifications
Gmail** – Professional email communication
n8n Schedule & Trigger Nodes** – Time-based and event-based automation
👤 Who is this for?
Perfect for:
🚘 Auto garages & service centers
🛠 Multi-location workshop chains
🚗 Car detailing & maintenance businesses
⚙️ Agencies building automation solutions for automotive clients
🎯 Business Outcomes
✅ No missed service or follow-up reminders
✅ Faster pickups and smoother operations
✅ Automated feedback collection
✅ Higher repeat visits and customer retention
✅ Zero manual follow-ups for staff
🚀 Result
This workflow transforms a garage into a fully automated, customer-centric service operation, ensuring every customer is informed, engaged, and encouraged to return — without adding operational overhead.
+5
Gumroad Clientbell: Auto-Log Sales, Ping Telegram, & Thank via Email
Who is this for?
This template is perfect for Gumroad creators, solopreneurs, digital product sellers, and freelancers who want to track and thank customers automatically — without spending time on manual work.
What problem does this solve?
Every sale is a moment to build trust. But manually checking your inbox for new orders, logging clients, and remembering to send a thank-you note? It’s time-consuming and inconsistent.
This workflow handles it all:
From sale → to sheet → to ping → to personalized “thank you” — all fully automated.
What this workflow does:
✅ Triggers on each new sale on Gumroad
📋 Extracts buyer details, amount paid, and product purchased
📈 Logs the sale to a Google Sheet for tracking
📲 Sends a Telegram approval message to notify you
💌 (Optional) Sends a Gmail thank-you email to the buyer
🔁 Keeps your workflow organized with color-coded notes and sample data
⚙️ Setup Instructions:
Create Gumroad API and connect the trigger node
Authenticate with Google Sheets to store each client
Connect your Telegram bot for real-time alerts
(Optional) Setup Gmail API for sending thank-you emails
Customize the email copy & sheet headers (e.g. % cut, timestamps)
🗒 Color-coded workflow notes:
To make customization smooth, the workflow includes a color-coded sticky note system:
🟩 Green Notes – Main building blocks (trigger, logging, ping, email)
🟦 Blue Notes – Setup guidance and editable fields (e.g. your email or brand name)
🟨 Yellow Notes – Optional upgrades (e.g. swap Gmail, use AI email generator, change to WhatsApp)
Each step has comments or hints to make your setup easy — whether you're new to n8n or a seasoned automator.
🔧 How to customize this workflow?
🎯 Swap Gmail with Outlook, SMTP, or Mailgun
🤖 Use AI (e.g. OpenAI or Claude) to draft personalized emails dynamically
📞 Replace Telegram with WhatsApp, Discord, or Slack
🗃️ Log to Airtable or Notion instead of Google Sheets
🧠 Add approval logic or advanced tagging in Gmail
🧾 Licensing & Support
This template is built by Velebit from Innovatio. External links (Gumroad store or support email) are included in the notes for optional help and upgrades.
A separate license applies to the paid version on Gumroad, which includes additional modules and commercial use rights.
📩 Support & customization: [email protected]
Abandoned cart recovery for Shopify via Gmail, Google Sheets & Twilio (no-code)
Who is this for?
This template is ideal for solo store owners, eCommerce marketers, automation beginners, or anyone using Shopify and Gmail who wants to recover lost revenue without coding.
What problem does this solve?
Customers often leave items in their cart without completing the purchase. Manually chasing those sales is inefficient and inconsistent. This workflow automates the recovery process by sending emails (and optionally SMS) based on Shopify checkout activity.
What this workflow does:
✅ Detects when a Shopify checkout is created but not completed,
⏳ Waits 1 hour, then checks if the cart was abandoned,
🧾 Pulls cart contents and applies a fallback discount,
📧 Sends a recovery email via Gmail,
🕓 After 24 hours, you can optionally send an SMS or WhatsApp reminder via Twilio,
📊 Logs each interaction to Google Sheets for tracking.
Setup:
Create Shopify, Gmail, Google Sheets, and Twilio credentials in your n8n instance,
Import the JSON workflow file
Replace the Shopify trigger with your store's webhook (set to “Checkout Create”),
Set your wait time (default: 1 hour),
Link your Gmail account and customize the email message,
(Optional) Link Twilio to add a multi-channel reminder,
Update the Google Sheets node with your own Sheet ID and headers.
🗒 Color-coded workflow notes:
To make customization easier, this template includes a visual sticky note system inside the n8n canvas.
You’ll find:
🟩 Green Notes → Main Steps
Clear, essential stages of the automation (e.g. wait, check cart status, send email),
🟦 Blue Notes → Personalization Tips
Small tweaks you can make to match your tone, store brand, or logic (e.g. email copy, discount logic),
🟨 Yellow Notes → Optional / Advanced
Features that you can explore setting up:
Twilio SMS, Airtable logging, human approval steps, etc.
👉 Look around each key node for quick tips, setup instructions, and TO-DO items.
This system helps you understand and modify the workflow at a glance — whether you're a beginner or scaling a pro setup.
How to customize this workflow?
🎯 Swap Shopify for WooCommerce or Stripe by replacing the trigger and cart-check logic,
💬 Localize and personalize each email message or add multilingual support via AI,
📈 Upgrade logging from Google Sheets to Airtable for CRM-style features,
🤝 Add manual approval steps for high-value discounts,
💡 Want a one-time unique code per user? Let us build that logic for you → [email protected]
Final notes
This template was designed by Velebit from Innovatio. External links in the workflow (e.g. support or upgrade options) are optional and purely informative, while only leading to the official company webiste with no affiliate or similar links included in the template itself.
A separate license applies to the paid version on Gumroad, which includes additional modules and commercial use rights.
Triage maintenance tickets and assign vendors with Airtable, Twilio and Gmail
This n8n template demonstrates how to triage tenant maintenance requests automatically; matching each ticket to the right contractor by category and postcode area, dispatching the job by email and SMS, and detecting duplicate tickets before they snowball.
Use cases are many: residential lettings agencies juggling dozens of properties, short-let and HMO operators tired of duplicate "is anyone fixing this?" tickets, or commercial property managers who need a paper trail for every dispatch. Oher industries juggling tickets can use the system too!
Good to know
Each Twilio SMS is billed per message. See Twilio SMS pricing for the rate in your country; UK SMS costs ~$0.04 at time of writing.
The postcode-matching logic in this template is built around UK postcodes (e.g. SW1A 1AA → SW1). For US ZIP codes or other formats, you'll need to adjust the Extract Postcode District code node.
The duplicate-detection window is 24 hours by default; adjust it inside the Evaluate Duplicates code node for your portfolio size.
Any CRM will do if you don't want to use Airtable.
How it works
The Airtable Trigger polls the Maintenance Tickets table every minute for new tenant submissions.
Before anything else, we check for duplicates; same tenant, same property, same category, within the last 24 hours. Matches get flagged as Possible Duplicate and an alert email goes to the admin.
For real new tickets, we normalise the postcode (e.g. SW1A 1AA becomes SW1) so the search matches on area rather than the full code.
We then search the Vendors table for active vendors who handle that category and serve that postcode district, sorted by response time, and pick the fastest match.
If we find a vendor, we update the ticket (assigned, status Assigned, timestamp), email the vendor the full job details, fire a Twilio SMS so they see it on their phone within seconds, and email the tenant a confirmation with the contractor's name and expected response time.
If no vendor matches, we don't drop the ticket on the floor; we set the status to Pending Manual Assignment, email the admin so a human can step in, and email the tenant a holding message so they know the request landed.
How to use
Duplicate the Airtable base before you import; you need a Vendors table and a Maintenance Tickets table. The schema is documented in the sticky notes inside the workflow.
The trigger polls every minute by default, but feel free to swap it for an Airtable webhook (instant) if you have an Enterprise plan, or a form/webhook trigger if tenants submit elsewhere.
The vendor SMS uses Twilio; replace the from number with your verified Twilio number before going live.
Set the admin email in the two admin Gmail nodes (Email to Admin - Alert and Send Duplicate Alert to Admin) so escalations land in the right inbox.
Requirements
Airtable base with Vendors and Maintenance Tickets tables
Gmail account for vendor, tenant, and admin emails
Twilio account with a verified from number for SMS
Customising this workflow
The same triage pattern works anywhere you need to route inbound requests by category and location. Try it for field-service dispatch, IT helpdesk ticket assignment, or routing customer support tickets to the right specialist based on issue type and language.
Send AI lead follow-up SMS with GPT-4.1, Google Sheets, Twilio and Gmail
How it works
Triggered when a lead submits your website contact form via webhook
Logs the lead's Name, Phone, Email, and Interest to Google Sheets
GPT-4.1 generates a personalised SMS and sends it instantly via Twilio
Waits 2 hours, then checks if the lead has replied (via Google Sheets)
If replied: notifies you via Gmail. If not: sends an AI follow-up SMS
Set up steps
Add your OpenAI API key to both OpenAI nodes (model: GPT-4.1)
Connect your Twilio account (Account SID + Auth Token) in both SMS nodes
Link Google Sheets via OAuth and set your sheet with columns: Name, Phone, Email, Interest, Replied
Connect Gmail via OAuth for owner notifications
Paste the webhook URL into your website contact form as the POST endpoint
Manually update the Replied column to Yes in Google Sheets when a lead responds
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