AI Shopify Abandoned Cart Email n8n Workflow w/ OpenAI & Gmail

Recover abandoned carts automatically with an OpenAI-powered Shopify email (n8n workflow)

This AI Shopify Abandoned Cart Email n8n workflow runs every 4 hours to pull open abandoned checkouts from Shopify, uses OpenAI (gpt-4o-mini) to generate a short personalized recovery message, and sends it to shoppers via Gmail or SMTP.

What this workflow does

• Scheduled checkout retrieval: Executes on a 4-hour schedule to fetch up to 250 open checkouts from the Shopify Admin API.
• Personalized targeting: Filters checkouts to include only those with an email address and created within your configured recovery window (older than your wait time, but not older than an additional 4 hours).
• AI email generation: Uses OpenAI (chat model gpt-4o-mini) to write a concise cart-recovery email including the shopper’s first name (if available), items, total, a checkout link, and an optional discount code.
• Delivery via your provider: Sends the generated email to the shopper using either Gmail (OAuth2) or SMTP, based on your emailProvider setting.

Use cases

• An n8n user supporting a Shopify store that wants automated abandoned checkout recovery without building custom logic.
• SaaS operators running multiple stores who need a configurable workflow for tone, wait time, and sending method.
• Automation engineers who want an AI-assisted email that stays short, relevant, and tied to Shopify checkout data.

Technical details

• Integrations: Shopify Admin API, OpenAI (gpt-4o-mini), Gmail or SMTP
• Node logic (as designed): if, set, code, filter, gmail, email send
• Setup highlights: Configure Shopify access token/API version, add OpenAI API credentials, and select Gmail OAuth2 or SMTP credentials with emailProvider and sender settings (e.g., notificationEmailFrom).