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Route commodity sample quality approvals with Telegram, Claude and spreadsheets

Needs changes

by Aleks Sidorecs ✓ · 9 views · created 2026-08-12 · Document Extraction, AI Summarization

Needs changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: Convert to/from binary data. 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 160 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Dispatch a sample”) (plus 6 other triggers). Along the way it connects Microsoft Excel 365, Google Sheets, Microsoft Outlook and Telegram.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Dispatch a sample”) (plus 6 other triggers).

Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 18 fields: register_table_id, spec_table_id, log_table_id…
Configuration B (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 18 fields: register_table_id, spec_table_id, log_table_id…
Route the update (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
Parse the button (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
Configuration E (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 18 fields: register_table_id, spec_table_id, log_table_id…
Configuration F (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 18 fields: register_table_id, spec_table_id, log_table_id…
Normalise dispatch form (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
Normalise receipt form (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
Configuration C (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 18 fields: register_table_id, spec_table_id, log_table_id…
Configuration D (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 18 fields: register_table_id, spec_table_id, log_table_id…

…plus 143 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Microsoft Excel 365 Google Sheets Microsoft Outlook Telegram

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:

Convert to/from binary data in Read the file as base64: replace with Convert to File or Extract from File.

Rather not rewrite it? Many of these flows can be rebuilt in Make (free plan).

Removed in 3.0	Replace with
Convert to/from binary data Read the file as base64	Convert to File or Extract from File

Nodes used (16)

n8n Form Triggern8n-nodes-base.formTrigger
Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
Coden8n-nodes-base.code
Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch
Microsoft Excel 365n8n-nodes-base.microsoftExcel
Google Sheetsn8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
Data tablen8n-nodes-base.dataTable
Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
Microsoft Outlookn8n-nodes-base.microsoftOutlook
Telegramn8n-nodes-base.telegram
n8n Formn8n-nodes-base.form
Telegram Triggern8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger
Webhookn8n-nodes-base.webhook
Convert to/from binary datan8n-nodes-base.moveBinaryData
Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger

From the author

Quick overview This workflow manages commodity sample dispatch, QR-based intake, assessment, and final approval by combining n8n Forms, Telegram, Anthropic (Claude) or any other LLM Model for data extraction, and a register stored in n8n Data Tables, Google…
Excerpt from Aleks Sidorecs's description on n8n.io.

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Route commodity sample quality approvals with Telegram, Claude and spreadsheets

What this workflow does

How it runs

Services it uses

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (16)

From the author

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