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Send personalized job application emails with Telegram, OpenAI, and Gmail

Ready for 3.0

by Joe V ✓ · 519 views · created 2026-01-28 · HR, AI Chatbot

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 18 nodes and runs on Telegram events (message, callback query). Along the way it connects Telegram, Redis, Google Drive and Gmail. It also calls api.openai.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On Telegram events (message, callback query).

  1. Route by message type (Switch): routes items into 2 branches
  2. Show typing indicator (Telegram): send chat action
  3. Retrieve draft from Redis (Redis): get
  4. Build AI request payload (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  5. Parse draft data (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Call OpenAI API (HTTP Request): calls api.openai.com (POST)
  7. Download resume from Drive (Google Drive): download
  8. Parse AI response (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  9. Notify immediate send (Telegram): uses Telegram
  10. Prepare scheduled send (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

…plus 7 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

TelegramRedisGoogle DriveGmail

HTTP calls to: api.openai.com

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (9)

From the author

🔧 Setup Guide - Hiring Bot Workflow 📋 Prerequisites Before importing this workflow, make sure you have: - ✅ n8n Instance (cloud or self-hosted) - ✅ Telegram Bot Token (from @BotFather) - ✅ OpenAI API Key (with GPT-4 Vision access) - ✅ Gmail Account (with…

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