AI expense tracker: Telegram voice/photo/text to sheets
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 AI workflow has 40 nodes and runs on Telegram events (message). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Google Gemini and Telegram.
How it runs
Trigger: On Telegram events (message).
- CONFIG - User Settings (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 8 fields: spreadsheet_id, sheet_gid_log, sheet_gid_dashboard…
- Switch: routes items into 2 branches
- Code: runs custom JavaScript code
- Google Sheets: uses Google Sheets
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Google Sheets: append
- Telegram: uses Telegram
- Code: runs custom JavaScript code
- Telegram: uses Telegram
…plus 29 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
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 (10)
- Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Google Gemini
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.googleGemini - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - Telegram Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger - Data table
n8n-nodes-base.dataTable - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait
From the author
Why I built this? (The Problem) Most expense tracker apps (like Money Lover, Spendee, or Wallet) have a common friction point: Data Entry. You have to unlock your phone, find the app, wait for it to load, navigate menus, and manually select categories. It’s…