Track student arrival with iOS automation, Google Sheets & email alerts
Ready for 3.0Ready 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 8 nodes and runs when an HTTP POST request hits its webhook URL. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes. It also calls sheets.googleapis.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: When an HTTP POST request hits its webhook URL.
- Process Location Data (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
- Student Arrived? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Log School Arrival (HTTP Request): calls sheets.googleapis.com
- At School? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Notify Teacher (Send Email): sends an email over SMTP
- Notify Parent (Send Email): sends an email over SMTP
- Success Response (Respond to Webhook): sends the response back to the webhook caller
HTTP calls to: sheets.googleapis.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 (6)
- Webhook
n8n-nodes-base.webhook - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - Respond to Webhook
n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook
From the author
This workflow automates real-time student tracking using iOS Shortcuts and geolocation data, notifying both teachers and parents based on geofenced logic. 🎯 What This Workflow Does Receives student location updates via webhook (iOS Shortcuts) Detects if the…