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AI-Powered Invoice Processing & Bookkeeping Automation
Built an intelligent invoice automation workflow using n8n, AI, Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Sheets to eliminate manual bookkeeping tasks.
The system automatically monitors incoming emails for invoices, identifies and classifies invoice documents using AI, extracts key information such as vendor, invoice number, date, tax, and total amount, uploads files to organized folders in Google Drive, and stores structured data in Google Sheets for accounting and reporting.
Features
Automatic invoice detection from Gmail
AI-powered invoice classification
Intelligent data extraction
Automatic Google Drive organization
Structured Google Sheets database
Error handling and duplicate prevention
Fully automated workflow with zero manual data entry
Tech Stack
n8n • AI Models • Gmail API • Google Drive API • Google Sheets API
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Automating Orders with Telegram Bot
I recently built a workflow that automates order processing using a Telegram bot and Google Sheets. The tech stack includes n8n, Telegram, and Google Sheets. It's been a game saver, especially when dealing with a high volume of orders. I can now focus on more important tasks, like growing my business.
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AI News Digest
I built an automated AI News Digest with n8n that collects the latest AI & automation news from RSS sources, selects the most relevant items, summarizes them using Groq AI, and delivers a structured daily digest directly to Telegram.
The workflow runs automatically every day, eliminating the need to manually check multiple sources.
Built with n8n, RSS, Groq API, Telegram API, and JavaScript.
A simple example of how AI automation can turn information overload into a useful daily workflow.
