Route low-stock inventory alerts from Google Sheets to Slack
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What this workflow does
This workflow has 9 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 08:00). Along the way it connects Google Sheets and Slack.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 08:00).
- Set Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: sheet_id, inventory_sheet_name, slack_channel_id
- Fetch Inventory (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Compute Stock Status (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
- Is Out of Stock? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Send Urgent Slack Alert (Slack): uses Slack
- Send Low Stock Slack Alert (Slack): uses Slack
- Update Sheet - Mark Alerted (Google Sheets): update
Services it uses
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 (7)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs every morning to read inventory levels from Google Sheets and post low-stock or out-of-stock alerts to a Slack channel, including supplier contact details, then updates the sheet to avoid repeating the same alert on the same…