Clientflow Lite — Simple Onboarding (email + Log)

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{
  "name": "ClientFlow Lite \u2014 Simple Onboarding (Email + Log)",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "httpMethod": "POST",
        "path": "clientflow-lite",
        "responseMode": "responseNode",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "trigger",
      "name": "New Client",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        200,
        400
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "try {\n  const b = $input.first().json.body || $input.first().json;\n  if (!b.name && !b.client_name) throw new Error('Client name required.');\n  return [{ json: { name: b.client_name || b.name, email: b.client_email || b.email || '', company: b.company_name || b.company || '', projectType: b.project_type || 'General', clientId: 'CF-' + Date.now().toString(36).toUpperCase(), onboardedAt: new Date().toISOString() } }];\n} catch (e) { throw new Error('Invalid data: ' + e.message); }"
      },
      "id": "validate",
      "name": "Validate",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        420,
        400
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "sendTo": "={{ $json.email }}",
        "subject": "=Welcome aboard, {{ $json.name }}!",
        "emailType": "text",
        "message": "=Hi {{ $json.name }},\n\nWelcome! We're excited to start working on your {{ $json.projectType }} project.\n\nWe'll be in touch soon with next steps and a kick-off meeting invite.\n\nBest regards,\n{{ $env.CLIENTFLOW_SENDER_NAME || 'The Team' }}"
      },
      "id": "send-email",
      "name": "Gmail: Welcome Email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "typeVersion": 2.1,
      "position": [
        660,
        300
      ],
      "retryOnFail": true,
      "maxTries": 2
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "append",
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "={{ $env.CLIENTFLOW_SHEET_ID }}",
          "mode": "id"
        },
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "Lite Pipeline",
          "mode": "name"
        },
        "columns": {
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "value": {
            "Client ID": "={{ $json.clientId }}",
            "Name": "={{ $json.name }}",
            "Email": "={{ $json.email }}",
            "Company": "={{ $json.company }}",
            "Project": "={{ $json.projectType }}",
            "Onboarded": "={{ $json.onboardedAt }}"
          }
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "log-sheets",
      "name": "Log to Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "typeVersion": 4.5,
      "position": [
        660,
        500
      ],
      "retryOnFail": true,
      "maxTries": 2
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "respondWith": "json",
        "responseBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ success: true, clientId: $json.clientId, name: $json.name }) }}"
      },
      "id": "respond",
      "name": "Respond",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [
        900,
        400
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "## ClientFlow Lite\n\nSimplest onboarding: welcome email + sheet log.\nNo Stripe, Calendar, or Slack.\nPerfect for solo freelancers.",
        "width": 300,
        "height": 160,
        "color": 6
      },
      "id": "note",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        120,
        180
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "New Client": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Validate",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Validate": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Gmail: Welcome Email",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Log to Sheets",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Log to Sheets": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Respond",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1",
    "saveManualExecutions": true
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "ClientFlow",
      "id": "clientflow"
    },
    {
      "name": "AutoFlow",
      "id": "autoflow"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lite",
      "id": "lite"
    }
  ]
}

About this workflow

ClientFlow Lite — Simple Onboarding (Email + Log). Uses gmail, googleSheets. Webhook trigger; 6 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/enzoemir1/autoflow-n8n-workflows/blob/main/workflows/clientflow-lite.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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