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Track expenses automatically with Telegram Bot using GPT-4o, OCR and voice recognition

Ready for 3.0

by Dmitrij Zykovic ✓ · 1,932 views · created 2025-11-30 · Personal Productivity, AI Chatbot

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 40 nodes and runs on Telegram events (message) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Telegram, MCP Client and OpenRouter Chat Model. It also calls api.ainoflow.io over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On Telegram events (message) (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. Input (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: document_language
  2. ForEachCategory (HTTP Request): calls api.ainoflow.io
  3. GetAppSettings (HTTP Request): calls api.ainoflow.io
  4. ForEachCategoryItem (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  5. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  6. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  7. DeleteItem (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (DELETE)
  8. SaveAppSettings (HTTP Request): calls api.ainoflow.io (PUT)
  9. Switch: routes items into 5 branches
  10. SendProcessing (Telegram): uses Telegram

…plus 19 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

TelegramMCP ClientOpenRouter Chat Model

HTTP calls to: api.ainoflow.io

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 (14)

From the author

Personal Expense Tracker Bot 💰 AI-powered Telegram bot for effortless expense tracking. Send receipts, voice messages, or text - the bot automatically extracts and categorizes your expenses. ✨ Key Features - 📸 Receipt & Invoice OCR - Send photos of receipts…

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