Jimmy Gay This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #7393 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Form Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
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{
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"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07",
"cachedResultName": "gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07"
},
"options": {}
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"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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{
"id": "c6c57e72-d4d3-4421-b915-20369d4be3c5",
"name": "compagny_search",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"formTitle": "compagny_search",
"formFields": {
"values": [
{
"fieldLabel": "Business Sector",
"placeholder": "[ engineering ]",
"requiredField": true
},
{
"fieldLabel": "city",
"placeholder": "[ London ]"
},
{
"fieldLabel": "Number of Leads",
"placeholder": "[ 20 ]"
}
]
}
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"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
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"name": "Search Local Businesses",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://local-business-data.p.rapidapi.com/search",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "query",
"value": "={{ $json[\"Business Sector\"] }} {{ $json.city }}"
},
{
"name": "limit",
"value": "={{ $json[\"Number of Leads\"] }}"
},
{
"name": "zoom",
"value": "13"
},
{
"name": "language",
"value": "fr"
},
{
"name": "region",
"value": "fr"
},
{
"name": "extract_emails_and_contacts",
"value": "false"
}
]
},
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "x-rapidapi-host",
"value": "local-business-data.p.rapidapi.com"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "66a87c7e-b194-4358-8b54-2ed949bd87bd",
"name": "Split Out Businesses",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "data"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d5228b9a-a0ac-4366-83d2-6143f5fcd7dc",
"name": "If Website Exists",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
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"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
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"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.website }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "e2298683-1c78-461d-a6f3-a51ad5760ff9",
"name": "Scrape Website",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
380,
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.website }}",
"options": {},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "d8319ac4-a8bc-4659-93c3-d762b2e60c1e",
"name": "If Scraping Succeeded",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
420,
40
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "324f2d98-a187-43bd-be7b-2ce74333d1a9",
"operator": {
"type": "boolean",
"operation": "true",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ !$json.hasOwnProperty('error') }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "ef9347c3-543d-4c80-aa27-ab01989197b1",
"name": "Extract Title & Description",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
"position": [
620,
-200
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "extractHtmlContent",
"extractionValues": {
"values": [
{
"key": "scraped_title",
"cssSelector": "title"
},
{
"key": "scraped_description",
"attribute": "content",
"cssSelector": "meta[name=\"description\"]",
"returnValue": "attribute"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "485ba79a-899f-45d5-a701-51a1ab8c678a",
"name": "Find Contacts (Hunter)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.hunter",
"position": [
620,
40
],
"parameters": {
"limit": 10,
"domain": "={{ $('Split Out Businesses').item.json.tld }}",
"filters": {}
},
"credentials": {
"hunterApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "45d46c83-22a5-45ab-9151-ea5eb48a136e",
"name": "Split Out Contacts",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
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-200
],
"parameters": {
"include": "allOtherFields",
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "value"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "82e9a446-fdf9-44b8-832d-ed0cf4329dbe",
"name": "If Contact Is Valid",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
840,
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
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"combinator": "and",
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{
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"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.first_name }}",
"rightValue": ""
},
{
"id": "1405a866-f79f-4293-88f1-cde8fa48e0ea",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('Find Contacts (Hunter)').item.json.verification.status }}",
"rightValue": "valid"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "64081640-91a1-4110-a0b7-688f8ed458e4",
"name": "Generate Email Body (AI)",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
1160,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Here is the information about your target :\n\n- Contact firstname : {{ $json.first_name }}\n- Jobtittle : {{ $json.position }}\n- Compagny name: {{ $('If Website Exists').item.json.name }}\n- Website Tittle : \"{{ $('Extract Title & Description').item.json.scraped_title }}\"\n- Website Description : \"{{ $('Extract Title & Description').item.json.scraped_description }}\"\n\n\n",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "=You are an expert in B2B sales prospecting, writing impactful outreach emails for the company [ Your_Compagny ] ([YOUR_COMPAGNY_WEBSITE]). \n\nYour mission: Write a short (about 100 words), friendly, and professional email. The goal is to generate interest for a potential project in automation, technical SEO, and customer acquisition campaigns. \nStart with a personalized hook based on their website's title or description. Show you've done your research. \nAddress the person according to their job title. \n\nEnd with a simple, open-ended question to encourage a reply. The output must ONLY be the email body in plain text. Do NOT start with 'Hello [First Name],' and do NOT sign off at the end."
},
"promptType": "define"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "c21fff57-d1c0-444a-96b8-42e9d9efcb43",
"name": "Format AI Output",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1560,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// On r\u00e9cup\u00e8re tous les items en entr\u00e9e sous forme de tableau.\n// Dans votre cas, ce sera un tableau avec un seul item.\nconst items = $items();\n\n// On utilise .map() pour cr\u00e9er un nouveau tableau avec les items modifi\u00e9s.\n// C'est la m\u00e9thode la plus propre et la plus s\u00fbre.\nconst newItems = items.map(item => {\n // On r\u00e9cup\u00e8re les donn\u00e9es JSON de l'item en cours\n const json = item.json;\n \n // On r\u00e9cup\u00e8re le texte brut g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 par l'IA, qui est dans le champ 'output'\n const rawText = json.output;\n\n // On initialise une variable pour le texte format\u00e9\n let formattedText = \"\";\n\n // On v\u00e9rifie que le texte existe bien avant de le traiter\n if (rawText && typeof rawText === 'string') {\n const sentences = rawText.match(/[^.!?]+[.!?]*/g) || [];\n formattedText = sentences\n .map(s => s.trim())\n .filter(s => s.length > 0)\n .join('\\n\\n');\n }\n\n // On retourne un NOUVEL objet item, format\u00e9 comme n8n l'attend.\n // On copie toutes les anciennes donn\u00e9es (...json) et on ajoute notre nouveau champ.\n return {\n json: {\n ...json,\n formatted_text: formattedText\n }\n };\n});\n\n// On retourne le nouveau tableau d'items. C'est la sortie attendue par n8n.\nreturn newItems;\n"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "f2541c58-120a-48a1-a8ff-4e2429b0f377",
"name": "Assemble Final Email",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
1340,
220
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "0d2f01ce-0d10-41c0-99ff-2ac2ba70abef",
"name": "email_subject",
"type": "string",
"value": "=Developing the business of {{ $('If Website Exists').item.json.name }}"
},
{
"id": "fbcfb7dc-53f4-4653-8464-dc26fd190c0f",
"name": "email_body",
"type": "string",
"value": "=Hi {{ $('Split Out Contacts').item.json.first_name }}, \n\n{{ $json.formatted_text }}\n\nDear,\n"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "6d25c563-2351-4f78-96ac-00e750197ffc",
"name": "Send Email (Gmail)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
1580,
220
],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "={{ $('Find Contacts (Hunter)').item.json.value }}",
"message": "={{ $json.email_body }}",
"options": {},
"subject": "={{ $json.email_subject }}"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "074804f9-e975-4a2a-90b9-de682d0e68cd",
"name": "Set Task Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
440,
660
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "15424ccb-ff6d-4aa4-83d6-247a55023ffe",
"name": "phone_number",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.phone_number }}"
},
{
"id": "7f78f42f-414a-4e2e-b493-3c35ad9586bd",
"name": "compagny_name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.name }}"
},
{
"id": "6a561bd7-42c2-4078-99d7-706f41f41636",
"name": "adress",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.full_address }}"
},
{
"id": "6682a516-030d-40b4-b14a-fd54fa3222a0",
"name": "type",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.type }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "df43e879-9b1c-4eb1-8ee4-c2e21a6db8a4",
"name": "Create Google Task for Follow-up",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleTasks",
"position": [
1060,
660
],
"parameters": {
"task": "MTI3OTk4MTA0ODg4NDY1ODkwMTc6MDow",
"title": "=Appeler {{ $json.compagny_name }} au {{ $json.phone_number }} Pour cr\u00e9ation de site web ! ",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"googleTasksOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "ef60a1bc-b42f-4e9a-a151-dc61b0b91616",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-560,
-420
],
"parameters": {
"width": 1560,
"height": 620,
"content": "## Quick Start & Required Setup\n\n\n### Welcome! This workflow finds local businesses, identifies contacts, and sends them a personalized email.\n\n**Action Required - Setup Credentials**:\nBefore you start, you must connect your own accounts. This workflow requires:\n\n**RapidAPI**: On the Search Local Businesses node, add a \"Header Auth\" credential with your x-rapidapi-key.\n\n**Hunter.io**: On the Find Contacts (Hunter) node, add your \"Hunter Credential\".\n\n**OpenAI**: On the OpenAI Chat Model node, add your \"OpenAI Credential\".\n\n**Gmail**: On the Send Email (Gmail) node, add your \"Gmail Credential\".\n\n**Google Tasks**: On the Create Google Task for Follow-up node, add your \"Google Tasks Credential\".\n\nOnce set up, fill this form and click \"Test Workflow\" to run it."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e9eabba1-a027-49c4-8b55-554325be9bea",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1020,
-420
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 980,
"height": 960,
"content": "## Customize Your Outreach\n\n### This is where you personalize your sales pitch.\n\n**Action Required - Customize Content :**\n\nAI Prompt: In this node's options, edit the \"System Message\" to describe your company, your website, and your services. This is crucial for generating relevant emails.\n\nEmail Signature: Go to the Assemble Final Email node and edit the email_body expression to add your professional signature."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3b6ca027-27ce-4843-9258-d3bd1872b7df",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-560,
220
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 1560,
"height": 320,
"content": "## Workflow Logic Overview\n\n### How this workflow operates:\n\nIt searches for businesses using your criteria.\n\nIf a website exists, it scrapes the title and description for context.\n\nIt then finds valid contacts for that company using Hunter.io.\n\nAn AI generates a personalized email, which is then sent.\n\nIf no website is found, a task is created in Google Tasks for manual follow-up."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "355635c9-3ed0-49a8-aec4-731111c3dae5",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-560,
560
],
"parameters": {
"width": 2560,
"height": 320,
"content": "## Configure Manual Follow-up\n\n### This node handles leads that require manual action (e.g., no website found).\n\n**Action Required :**\n\nEnsure your Google account is connected.\n\nImportant: You must select your own \"Task List\" from the dropdown menu for this node to work correctly."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Set Task Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Google Task for Follow-up",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Scrape Website": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If Scraping Succeeded",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"compagny_search": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Search Local Businesses",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format AI Output": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Assemble Final Email",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If Website Exists": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Scrape Website",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Set Task Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Email Body (AI)",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out Contacts": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If Contact Is Valid",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If Contact Is Valid": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Email Body (AI)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Assemble Final Email": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send Email (Gmail)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out Businesses": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If Website Exists",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If Scraping Succeeded": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Title & Description",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Find Contacts (Hunter)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out Contacts",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Search Local Businesses": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out Businesses",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Email Body (AI)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format AI Output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Title & Description": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Find Contacts (Hunter)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.
gmailOAuth2googleTasksOAuth2ApihttpHeaderAuthhunterApiopenAiApi
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About this workflow
Automate your B2B prospecting by finding local businesses and sending AI-personalized outreach emails to qualified contacts.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/7393/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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