AI-Powered Lead Email Classification & Auto-Reply with GPT-4 and Gmail
## How it works This workflow automatically responds to incoming emails identified as potential leads using AI-generated text. It connects to your email inbox via IMAP, classifies incoming messages with an AI model, filters out non-leads, and sends a personalized reply to relevant messages. ## Steps 1. **Email Trigger (IMAP):** Watches your inbox for new emails in real time. 2. **Is Lead? (Message Model):** Uses AI to determine whether the sender is a lead. 3. **Filter:** Passes only lead emails to the next step. 4. **Write Customized Reply (Message Model):** Generates a personalized response using AI. 5. **Get Message:** Retrieves original email details to ensure correct threading. 6. **Reply to Message:** Sends the AI-generated reply to the sender. ## Setup Instructions - Connect your **IMAP Email** credentials to the first node and set the folder to watch (e.g., INBOX). - In the Filter leads node, adjust the AI prompt to match your lead qualification criteria. - In the Reply with customized message node, edit the AI prompt to reflect your product, service, or business tone. - Connect your **Gmail** (or other email provider) credentials in the Get Message and Reply to Message nodes. - Test with a few sample emails before activating. ## Requirements - IMAP-enabled email account (for receiving messages) - Gmail API access (or modify to your email provider) - OpenAI or other AI model credentials for message analysis and reply generation This template is ready to use, with all steps documented inside sticky notes for easy customization.
How it works
This workflow automatically responds to incoming emails identified as potential leads using AI-generated text. It connects to your email inbox via IMAP, classifies incoming messages with an AI model, filters out non-leads, and sends a personalized reply to relevant messages.
Steps
- Email Trigger (IMAP): Watches your inbox for new emails in real time.
- Is Lead? (Message Model): Uses AI to determine whether the sender is a lead.
- Filter: Passes only lead emails to the next step.
- Write Customized Reply (Message Model): Generates a personalized response using AI.
- Get Message: Retrieves original email details to ensure correct threading.
- Reply to Message: Sends the AI-generated reply to the sender.
Setup Instructions
- Connect your IMAP Email credentials to the first node and set the folder to watch (e.g., INBOX).
- In the Filter leads node, adjust the AI prompt to match your lead qualification criteria.
- In the Reply with customized message node, edit the AI prompt to reflect your product, service, or business tone.
- Connect your Gmail (or other email provider) credentials in the Get Message and Reply to Message nodes.
- Test with a few sample emails before activating.
Requirements
- IMAP-enabled email account (for receiving messages)
- Gmail API access (or modify to your email provider)
- OpenAI or other AI model credentials for message analysis and reply generation
This template is ready to use, with all steps documented inside sticky notes for easy customization.
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- 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
- 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
- 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
- 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.
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