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AI-Powered Telegram & WhatsApp Business Agent Workflow

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Created by: Amanda Benks || amanda

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This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n.

Deliver seamless, AI-driven customer support on Telegram and WhatsApp—powered by GPT-4 Turbo and n8n.

🌟 Key Features

  • Unified Messaging: Receive and normalize messages from both Telegram (via Bot Trigger) and WhatsApp (via Webhook).
  • Contextual AI Responses: Build customer context from Google Sheets, then craft personalized replies with GPT-4 Turbo.
  • Smart Routing: Automatically detect platform and send replies with platform-appropriate formatting (HTML for Telegram, plain for WhatsApp).
  • Intent Detection & Escalation: Flag orders, appointments or complex queries and trigger Slack notifications for human handoff.
  • Comprehensive Logging: Append every interaction to a “conversations” sheet and upsert customer profiles in a “customers” sheet.

📋 Prerequisites

  1. n8n instance (self-hosted or n8n Cloud)
  2. Credentials:
    • OpenAI API key
    • Telegram Bot Token
    • WhatsApp Business API credentials (WHATSAPP_PHONE_ID)
    • Google Sheets service-account credentials
    • Slack Incoming Webhook URL
  3. Google Sheets Setup:
    • customers sheet with columns: user_id, user_name, previousOrders, lastInteraction, preferences, conversationHistory
    • conversations sheet with columns: user_id, user_name, platform, message, ai_response, timestamp, needs_escalation, is_order, is_appointment

🚀 Setup & Usage

  1. Import the provided JSON into your n8n editor.
  2. Configure each node’s credentials in n8n’s Credentials panel.
  3. Set the following Workflow Variables:
    • GOOGLE_SHEET_ID
    • WHATSAPP_PHONE_ID
  4. Activate the Telegram Bot Trigger and WhatsApp Webhook nodes.
  5. Test by messaging your bot on Telegram and WhatsApp.

🔍 How It Works

  1. Trigger: Listens for new Telegram updates or WhatsApp webhook calls.
  2. Normalize Message: Standardizes payload into { user_id, user_name, message_text, platform, chat_id, timestamp }.
  3. Get Customer Data: Reads from “customers” sheet to fetch past history and order count.
  4. Build AI Context: Merges incoming message with customer info and history.
  5. AI Assistant: Sends context to GPT-4 Turbo (temperature 0.8, maxTokens 800).
  6. Process Response: Cleans formatting, identifies intents (order, appointment), and sets escalation flags.
  7. Platform Router: Routes reply to the appropriate “Send Telegram” or “Send WhatsApp” node.
  8. Log Conversation: Appends each message and response to the “conversations” sheet.
  9. Update Customer: Increments previousOrders, updates last interaction timestamp, and saves a snippet of the latest message.
  10. Escalation: If flagged, posts a formatted alert to your Slack channel for immediate attention.

Empower your business with 24/7 AI-powered support—save time, increase conversions, and ensure no customer inquiry goes unanswered.