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    "versionId": "1.0.0",
    "createdAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:45.513538",
    "updatedAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:45.513578",
    "owner": "n8n-user",
    "license": "MIT",
    "category": "automation",
    "status": "active",
    "priority": "high",
    "environment": "production"
  },
  "name": "AI agent: expense tracker in Google Sheets and n8n chat",
  "tags": [
    "automation",
    "n8n",
    "production-ready",
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        "options": {
          "maxIterations": 3,
          "systemMessage": "You are a helpful accountant. Use save to db tool to save expense message to DB. respond with \"Your expense saved, here is the output of save sub-workflow:[data]\""
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.7,
      "notes": "This agent node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
    },
    {
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      "name": "When chat message received",
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      "notes": "This chatTrigger node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
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            }
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      "notes": "This executeWorkflowTrigger node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
    },
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      "name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
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      "parameters": {
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      },
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          "name": "OpenAi account"
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      },
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "notes": "This lmChatOpenAi node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
    },
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      "name": "Window Buffer Memory",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
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      ],
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      "typeVersion": 1.3,
      "notes": "This memoryBufferWindow node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
    },
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      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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        "height": 500,
        "content": "## Save your expenses via chat message. \n\nLLM will parse your message to structured JSON and save as a new row into Google Sheet.\n\n## Installation\n### 1. Set up Google Sheets:\nClone this Sheet:\n{{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }}\n\n(File -> Make a copy)\n\nChoose this sheet into \"Save expense into Google Sheets\" node.\n\n\n### 2. Fix sub-workflow dropdown: \nopen \"Parse msg and save to Sheets\" node (which is an n8n sub-workflow executor tool) and choose the SAME workflow in the dropdown. it will allow n8n to call \"Workflow Input Trigger\" properly when needed.\n\n\n### 3. Activate the workflow to make chat work properly.\nSent message to chat, something like \"car wash; 59.3 usd; 25 jan 2024\"\n\nyou should get a response:\nYour expense saved, here is the output of save sub-workflow:{\"cost\":59.3,\"descr\":\"car wash\",\"date\":\"2024-01-25\",\"msg\":\"car wash; 59.3 usd; 25 jan 2024\"}\n\nand new row in Google sheets should be inserted!"
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      "typeVersion": 1,
      "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
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      },
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      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "text": "=convert expense to JSON: \n\n{{ $json.input1 }}",
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              "type": "number",
              "required": true,
              "description": "expense cost"
            },
            {
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              "required": true,
              "description": "description of expense"
            },
            {
              "name": "date",
              "type": "date",
              "description": "date in UTC format. "
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "notes": "This informationExtractor node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
    },
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      "name": "Save expense into Google Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
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          "value": {
            "msg": "={{ $('Workflow Input Trigger').item.json.input1 }}",
            "cost": "={{ $json.output.cost }}",
            "date": "={{ $json.output.date ? $json.output.date : $now }}",
            "descr": "={{ $json.output.descr }}"
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              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
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              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "cost",
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              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "cost",
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              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
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              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "descr",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
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              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "msg",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
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          "matchingColumns": [],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
        },
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        },
        "operation": "append",
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gid=0",
          "cachedResultUrl": "{{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }}",
          "cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
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        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "1_BMLmh5MtmQarWuZIJANQZSkjaQ2Rc3YYLhwyz1Sec0",
          "cachedResultUrl": "{{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }}",
          "cachedResultName": "ai-expense"
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          "id": "vowsrhMIxy2PRDbH",
          "name": "Google Sheets account"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.5,
      "notes": "This googleSheets node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
    },
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      "name": "Parse msg and save to Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
      "notes": "Make sure that this SAME workflow is chosen in the Workflow dropdown!",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "name": "save_expense_in_db",
        "workflowId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
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          "cachedResultName": "sub-workflow1"
        },
        "description": "Call this tool to save expense in db.",
        "workflowInputs": {
          "value": {
            "input1": "={{ $json.chatInput }}"
          },
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              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
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              "displayName": "input1",
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          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "matchingColumns": [],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
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      "notesInFlow": true,
      "typeVersion": 2
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      "id": "error-5c9b63e1",
      "name": "Error Handler",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
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        400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "message": "Workflow execution error",
        "options": {}
      }
    }
  ],
  "active": true,
  "pinData": {},
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1",
    "saveManualExecutions": true,
    "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
    "errorWorkflow": null,
    "timezone": "UTC",
    "executionTimeout": 3600,
    "maxExecutions": 1000,
    "retryOnFail": true,
    "retryCount": 3,
    "retryDelay": 1000
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  "description": "Automated workflow: AI agent: expense tracker in Google Sheets and n8n chat. This workflow integrates 10 different services: stickyNote, agent, informationExtractor, stopAndError, lmChatOpenAi. It contains 13 nodes and follows best practices for error handling and security.",
  "notes": "Excellent quality workflow: AI agent: expense tracker in Google Sheets and n8n chat. This workflow has been optimized for production use with comprehensive error handling, security, and documentation."
}