{"product_id":"n8n-gmail-google-calendar-briefs-with-openai-email","title":"n8n: Gmail \u0026 Google Calendar Briefs with OpenAI Email","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTurn upcoming Google Calendar meetings into a ready-to-send OpenAI email brief\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis n8n workflow automatically scans your external Google Calendar meetings, pulls recent Gmail context from the primary external attendee, generates a concise meeting brief with OpenAI, and emails it to you—then logs the event in Google Sheets so you never get duplicate briefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this workflow does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRuns every 30 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e (or manually via a manual trigger) to check for upcoming events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoads a “Briefed” log\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e and filters out events that were already briefed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelects only relevant external meetings\u003c\/strong\u003e: it skips cancelled events, meetings you declined, internal-only meetings (based on configured \u003cem\u003eInternalDomains\u003c\/em\u003e), and events outside your \u003cem\u003eLeadTimeMinutes\u003c\/em\u003e window.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilds a short email history\u003c\/strong\u003e by searching \u003cstrong\u003eGmail\u003c\/strong\u003e for recent messages \u003cem\u003eto or from\u003c\/em\u003e the primary external attendee (limited by \u003cem\u003eHistoryEmailCount\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenerates a four-part brief\u003c\/strong\u003e using an \u003cstrong\u003eOpenAI chat model\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eWHO\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWHERE WE LEFT OFF\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOPEN THREADS\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGO IN WITH\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSends the brief via Gmail\u003c\/strong\u003e to your configured address (\u003cem\u003eSendBriefTo\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cstrong\u003eappends meeting details\u003c\/strong\u003e to Google Sheets to prevent re-briefing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePrepare for client and partner meetings by quickly summarizing the latest email thread before the call.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSaaS operators: reduce prep time for recurring external stakeholders while keeping context accurate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003en8n users managing many meetings: automatically get a consistent briefing format without manual searching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntegrations\u003c\/strong\u003e: Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Sheets, and OpenAI credentials within n8n.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfigured values\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eCalendarId\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSendBriefTo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInternalDomains\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLeadTimeMinutes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHistoryEmailCount\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLogic\u003c\/strong\u003e: schedule\/manual trigger, event filtering, Gmail history compilation, OpenAI brief generation, Gmail send, and Google Sheets “Briefed” tab logging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExpected sheet setup\u003c\/strong\u003e: a \u003cem\u003eBriefed\u003c\/em\u003e tab with columns like \u003cem\u003eBriefed At\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvent ID\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMeeting\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStarts At\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAtten\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"N8N Commerce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46123244716211,"sku":"N8N-20086","price":56.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/6279\/6723\/files\/yZlrkHH1ukr6OHjinEPAW_CfGIYkPb.png?v=1790673811","url":"https:\/\/buyflowscripts.com\/products\/n8n-gmail-google-calendar-briefs-with-openai-email","provider":"N8N Commerce","version":"1.0","type":"link"}