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Log Jira worklogs nightly from Google Sheets with Gmail and GPT-4o-mini

Ready for 3.0

by Nirav Gajera ✓ · 9 views · created 2026-04-06 · Project Management, AI Summarization

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 AI workflow has 15 nodes and runs on a schedule (cron 0 0 22 * * *). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, OpenAI and Gmail.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (cron 0 0 22 * * *).

  1. Read Log Sheet (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  2. Filter Pending + Today (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  3. Anything To Process? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  4. Email: Nothing To Do (Gmail): uses Gmail
  5. Split Into Rows (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Loop Rows (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
  7. Build Summary (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  8. Build Payload (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  9. AI Summary (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
  10. Jira: Add Worklog (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)

…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google SheetsOpenAIGmail

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

Jira Daily Worklog Automation — Auto-log Time from Google Sheets to Jira Every Night Automatically logs time to Jira every night from a Google Sheet. No manual worklog entries needed — just fill in your sheet and the workflow handles the rest at 10 PM. Built…

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