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Reduce appointment no-shows and refill slots with Google Calendar, Sheets, Twilio, Gmail and OpenAI

Ready for 3.0

by Luca ✓ · 21 views · created 2026-10-01 · Support Chatbot, 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 35 nodes and runs on a schedule (every 15 minutes) (plus 3 other triggers). Along the way it connects Twilio, Gmail, Google Sheets and Google Calendar and 1 more.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every 15 minutes) (plus 3 other triggers).

  1. Set Clinic Settings (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 33 fields: sheet_id, calendar_id, business_name…
  2. Alert on Workflow Failure (Gmail): uses Gmail
  3. Set Message Texts (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 18 fields: subject_default, confirm_subject, confirm…
  4. Read Clients (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  5. Aggregate: combines items into one
  6. Read Services (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  7. Aggregate: combines items into one
  8. Read Waitlist (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  9. Aggregate: combines items into one
  10. Read Calendar Events (Google Calendar): get many

…plus 20 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

TwilioGmailGoogle SheetsGoogle CalendarOpenAI Chat Model

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.

  • Still check Gmail Trigger below v1.4 runs as v1.4 (drafts skipped, max emails per poll) (When an Email Arrives).

Nodes used (14)

From the author

Quick Overview This workflow monitors Google Calendar appointments, uses Google Sheets as a client/waitlist database and log, and sends confirmations, waitlist offers, and recall messages via Twilio SMS or Gmail email, using OpenAI to classify incoming…

Excerpt from Luca's description on n8n.io.

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