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Personalized LinkedIn connection requests with Apollo, GPT-4, Apify & PhantomBuster

Ready for 3.0

by Nick Saraev ✓ · 3,663 views · created 2025-06-08 · Lead Generation, Multimodal AI

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 8 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“LinkedIn Lead Outreach Trigger”). Along the way it connects OpenAI and Google Sheets. It also calls api.apify.com and api.phantombuster.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“LinkedIn Lead Outreach Trigger”).

  1. Generate Search URL (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
  2. Run Apify Actor & Get Results (HTTP Request): calls api.apify.com (POST)
  3. Limit: keeps the first few items
  4. Personalize Outreach (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
  5. Add to Google Sheet (Google Sheets): append or update
  6. Aggregate: combines items into one
  7. Trigger PhantomBuster Agent (HTTP Request): calls api.phantombuster.com (POST)

Services it uses

OpenAIGoogle Sheets

HTTP calls to: api.apify.com, api.phantombuster.com

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 (6)

From the author

AI LinkedIn Outreach Automation with Apollo, OpenAI & PhantomBuster Categories: Sales Automation Lead Generation AI Personalization This workflow creates a complete LinkedIn outreach automation system that generates targeted lead lists from Apollo using…

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