Toshiki Hirao This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #8367 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Google Sheets recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"Name": "={{ $json.output['full names'] }}",
"Email": "={{ $json.output.email }}",
"Phone": "={{ $json.output['phone numbers'] }}",
"Company": "={{ $json.output['company names'] }}",
"Job Title": "={{ $json.output['job titles'] }}"
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"text": "=---\nName: {{ $json.Name }}\nTitle: {{ $json['Job Title']}}\nCompany: {{ $json.Company }}\nPhone: {{ $json.Phone }}\nEmail: {{ $json.Email }}",
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"cachedResultName": "card"
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"parameters": {
"jsonSchemaExample": "[{\n\t\"full names\": \"Toshiki Hirao\",\n\t\"job titles\": \"CEO\",\n \"company names\": \"dTosh\",\n \"phone numbers\": \"012-3456-938\",\n \"email\": \"user@example.com\"\n}]"
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"value": "gpt-4o",
"cachedResultName": "gpt-4o"
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"credentials": {
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"content": "## How it works\n1. Slack Trigger \u2013 The workflow starts when a business card photo is uploaded to Slack.\n2. HTTP Request \u2013 The uploaded image is fetched from Slack.\n3. AI/OCR Parsing \u2013 The card image is analyzed by an AI model and structured into contact fields (name, company, email, phone, etc.).\n4. Transform Data \u2013 The extracted data is cleaned and mapped into the correct format.\n5. Google Sheets \u2013 A new row is appended to your designated Google Sheet, creating an organized contact database.\n6. Slack Notification \u2013 Finally, a confirmation message is sent back to Slack to let you know the contact has been successfully saved.\n\n## How to use\n1. Copy the template into your n8n instance.\n2. Connect your Slack account to capture uploaded images.\n3. Set up your Google Sheets connection and choose the spreadsheet where contacts should be stored.\n4. Adjust the Contact Information extraction node if you want to capture custom fields (e.g., job title, address).\n5. Deploy and test: upload a business card image in Slack and confirm it\u2019s added to Google Sheets automatically.\n\n## Requirements\n1. n8n running (cloud).\n2. A Slack account with access to the channel where photos will be uploaded.\n3. A Google Sheets account with a target sheet prepared for storing contacts.\n4. AI/OCR capability enabled in your n8n (e.g., OpenAI, Google Vision, or another OCR/LLM provider).\n5. Basic access rights in both Slack and Google Sheets to read and write data."
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"content": "## Scan Business Cards in Slack to Google Sheets\n\nYou can turn messy business card photos into organized contact data automatically.\nWith this workflow, you can upload a business card photo to Slack and instantly capture the contact details into Google Sheets using OCR. No more manual typing\u2014each new card is scanned, structured, saved, and confirmed back in Slack, making contact management fast and effortless."
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"name": "Fetch images",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.files[0].url_private_download }}",
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"responseFormat": "file"
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"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "slackApi"
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"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
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"name": "Scan Contact Information",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
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"parameters": {
"text": "Please identify and extract all professional contact information from the image containing several business cards. You have to include details that are full names, job titles, company names, phone numbers, and email addresses.",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "You assist sales/BD teams by parsing images with several business cards. Identify every card and pull the essentials\u2014full names, job titles, companies, phone numbers, and emails."
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"promptType": "define",
"hasOutputParser": true
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"Structure Output": {
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"Transforming data": {
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"node": "Append row in sheet",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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}
Credentials you'll need
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googleSheetsOAuth2ApiopenAiApislackApi
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About this workflow
You can turn messy business card photos into organized contact data automatically. With this workflow, you can upload a business card photo to Slack and instantly capture the contact details into Google Sheets using OCR. No more manual typing—each new card is scanned,…
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