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Automate GPT-4o fine-tuning with Google Sheets or Airtable data

Ready for 3.0

by Matty Reed ✓ · 411 views · created 2025-06-10 · Engineering, Multimodal AI

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 14 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day). Along the way it connects OpenAI, Airtable and Google Sheets.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day).

  1. Get Examples from Sheet (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  2. Get Examples from Airtable (Airtable): uses Airtable
  3. Create JSONL File (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  4. Upload JSONL File (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
  5. Set GPT Model (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
  6. Begin Fine-tune Job (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  7. Wait: pauses before continuing
  8. Check Fine-Tune Job (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  9. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  10. Add Fine-Tuned Model to Airtable (Airtable): uses Airtable

…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

OpenAIAirtableGoogle Sheets

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 (10)

From the author

Who is this for? Anyone curating before/after text examples in a spreadsheet and wanting a push-button path to a fine-tuned GPT model—without touching curl. Works with Google Sheets or Airtable. --- What problem does it solve? Manually downloading CSVs,…

Excerpt from Matty Reed's description on n8n.io.

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