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This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #13077 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Gmail → Google Drive recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"name": "Send job applications with Telegram, OpenAI, and Gmail",
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"content": "## How it works\n\nThis workflow automates job applications through Telegram. Send a screenshot of any job posting to your Telegram bot, and AI will extract the job details, match them to your resume, and generate a personalized application email.\n\nThe bot analyzes the job requirements using OpenAI's vision API, compares them with your resume stored in OpenAI Files, then drafts a tailored email in the job's language. You review and approve the draft before it's sent via Gmail with your resume attached.\n\n## Setup steps\n\n1. Upload your resume to OpenAI Files API and note the file_id\n2. Upload your resume to Google Drive and note the file_id\n3. Create a Telegram bot via @BotFather and save the token\n4. Configure credentials in n8n: Telegram, OpenAI, Redis, Gmail, Google Drive\n5. Update the PayloadForReply node with your OpenAI resume file_id\n6. Update both Download Resume nodes with your Google Drive file_id\n7. Activate the workflow and send a job post screenshot to your bot"
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"content": "## Input routing\n\nReceives job post images or callback confirmations from Telegram and routes to the appropriate path"
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"content": "## AI analysis and email generation\n\nExtracts job details from image, matches with resume, and generates personalized application email"
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"content": "## Draft storage and user confirmation\n\nStores email draft in Redis and sends preview to user with approval button"
},
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"name": "Telegram Trigger",
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"parameters": {
"updates": [
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"additionalFields": {
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// ---------- Inputs ----------\n/**\n * Expects a Telegram update upstream.\n * - Image is in binary (first binary key)\n * - Caption (optional) at $.message.caption or $.caption\n * - Optional \"insights\" (tone/length hints) at $.insights\n * Provide your uploaded resume file_id below.\n */\nconst inputItem = $('Telegram Trigger').first();\n\n// Detect first binary (photo)\nconst firstBinaryKey = Object.keys(inputItem.binary || {})[0];\nif (!firstBinaryKey) {\n throw new Error(\"No binary image found in input. Connect the job post image.\");\n}\nconst jobImageBinary = inputItem.binary[firstBinaryKey].data;\nconst jobImageMime = inputItem.binary[firstBinaryKey].mimeType || \"image/jpeg\";\nconst jobImageBase64 = `data:${jobImageMime};base64,${jobImageBinary}`;\n\n// Telegram caption (pass through verbatim; do NOT parse or regex)\nconst caption =\n inputItem.json?.message?.caption ??\n inputItem.json?.caption ??\n \"\";\n\n// Optional extra guidance from upstream\nconst insights = (inputItem.json?.insights ?? \"\").toString();\n\n// ---------- Config ----------\nconst MODEL = \"gpt-5.2\";\nconst resumeFileId = \"YOUR_OPENAI_FILE_ID_HERE\"; // <-- replace with your own file_id\nif (!resumeFileId?.startsWith(\"file-\")) {\n throw new Error(\"Invalid resume file_id. Upload your resume to OpenAI and update the constant.\");\n}\n\n// ---------- Prompts ----------\nconst systemPrompt = `\nYou are a job-application assistant.\n\nOnly pick ONE job offer to process \u2014 the one most clearly related to Data roles\n(Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, ML/AI, Analytics, BI, etc.) and best matching the attached resume.\n\nPriority of sources:\nP1) CAPTION (if provided) \u2014 treat as highest-priority instructions/hints.\n If CAPTION says to use a particular email (e.g., \"send to this email ...\"),\n use that email for recruiter_email even if the image shows a different one.\nP2) Job post IMAGE content.\nP3) Resume.\n\nTasks:\n1) Read the job post IMAGE and extract fields into the provided JSON schema.\n2) Use the CAPTION (P1) to override/guide decisions, including recruiter_email selection.\n3) Read the resume and identify:\n - The most relevant past experiences,\n - Concrete achievements,\n - Technical skills and tools,\n - Business impact that aligns with the job post.\n4) Using those findings, draft a concise, professional outreach email tailored to the role.\n - Explicitly highlight a few resume-backed experiences that match the job post.\n - Integrate them naturally (no lists, no bullet points).\n - Refine the language for clarity, professionalism, and human tone.\n5) Detect the job language and write the email in that language (FR post \u2192 FR email; else EN).\n\nOutput rules:\n- Be concise, warm, confident (no buzzwords, no generic AI clich\u00e9s).\n- Only claim skills and experiences supported by the resume.\n- If a field is missing, return \"\" for strings or [] for arrays (no hallucination).\n- Email body: ~120\u2013180 words unless INSIGHTS specify otherwise.\n- Emphasize relevance: relate my previous work directly to the job responsibilities.\n- Subject: ~6\u201310 words.\n- Plain text only (no markdown).\n`;\n\nconst userPrompt = `\nFrom the job image:\n- Extract all fields exactly as defined in the schema.\n- Recruiter email selection order:\n 1) Anything instructed in CAPTION (highest priority).\n 2) Otherwise use the recruiter/application email from the IMAGE.\n 3) Otherwise set recruiter_email to \"\".\n\nThen, using my resume:\n- Identify my most relevant past experiences and skills that match this role.\n- Incorporate those experiences naturally into the outreach email to show clear alignment.\n- Highlight achievements only if they appear in the resume.\n- Refine the email for clarity, flow, and professionalism.\n- Follow INSIGHTS (tone/length). If CAPTION and INSIGHTS conflict, CAPTION wins.\n\nReturn ONLY the JSON according to the schema (no extra text).\n`;\n\n// ---------- Build /v1/responses payload ----------\nconst payload = {\n model: MODEL,\n input: [\n {\n role: \"system\",\n content: [{ type: \"input_text\", text: systemPrompt.trim() }]\n },\n {\n role: \"user\",\n content: [\n { type: \"input_text\", text: userPrompt.trim() },\n\n // Provide CAPTION and INSIGHTS verbatim (no parsing)\n { type: \"input_text\", text: `CAPTION (P1): ${caption || \"(none)\"}` },\n { type: \"input_text\", text: `INSIGHTS: ${insights || \"(none)\"}` },\n\n // Image to parse\n { type: \"input_image\", image_url: jobImageBase64 },\n\n // Resume file reference\n { type: \"input_file\", file_id: resumeFileId }\n ]\n }\n ],\n text: {\n format: {\n type: \"json_schema\",\n name: \"job_apply_payload_v1\",\n strict: true,\n schema: {\n type: \"object\",\n additionalProperties: false,\n properties: {\n job_fields: {\n type: \"object\",\n additionalProperties: false,\n properties: {\n title: { type: \"string\" },\n company: { type: \"string\" },\n location: { type: \"string\" },\n seniority: { type: \"string\" },\n employment_type: { type: \"string\" },\n language: { type: \"string\" },\n requirements: { type: \"array\", items: { type: \"string\" } },\n nice_to_have: { type: \"array\", items: { type: \"string\" } },\n salary_range: { type: \"string\" },\n posted_date: { type: \"string\" },\n recruiter_email: { type: \"string\" }\n },\n required: [\n \"title\",\n \"company\",\n \"location\",\n \"seniority\",\n \"employment_type\",\n \"language\",\n \"requirements\",\n \"nice_to_have\",\n \"salary_range\",\n \"posted_date\",\n \"recruiter_email\"\n ]\n },\n email_subject: { type: \"string\" },\n email_body: { type: \"string\" }\n },\n required: [\"job_fields\", \"email_subject\", \"email_body\"]\n }\n }\n },\n max_output_tokens: 1000\n};\n\nreturn { json: { payload } };"
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"id": "dda0833a-5fbd-46d1-b36b-34833f30042f",
"name": "Call OpenAI API",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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432
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"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.openai.com/v1/responses",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={{ $json.payload }}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
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"nodeCredentialType": "openAiApi"
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"typeVersion": 4.2
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{
"id": "4cc46606-de4f-402f-beb6-76ea7a433e18",
"name": "Parse AI response",
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const raw = $json.output?.[0]?.content?.[0]?.text || '{}';\nlet parsed;\ntry { parsed = JSON.parse(raw); }\ncatch (e) { throw new Error(\"Failed to parse model JSON: \" + e.message + \"\\nRaw: \" + raw); }\nreturn { json: parsed };\n// -> json.job_fields.*, json.email_subject, json.email_body"
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"parameters": {
"key": "={{ $json.job_fields.title.replaceAll(\" \",\"\") }}",
"ttl": 900,
"value": "={{ JSON.stringify({\n Offer: $json.job_fields.title,\n Subject: $json.email_subject,\n Recruiter: $json.job_fields.recruiter_email,\n Email: $json.email_body\n}) }}",
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"name": "Send preview to Telegram",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
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"parameters": {
"text": "=\u2728 *Confirm The Job Apply!* \u2728\n\n\ud83d\udcbc *Offer:* {{ $json.job_fields.title }}\n\n\ud83d\udcdd *Subject:* {{ $('Parse AI response').item.json.email_subject }}\n\n\ud83d\udce7 *Recruiter:* {{ $json.job_fields.recruiter_email }}\n\n\ud83d\udc8c *Email Draft:* --------->\n\n\n{{ $('Parse AI response').item.json.email_body }}",
"chatId": "={{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.chat.id }}",
"replyMarkup": "inlineKeyboard",
"inlineKeyboard": {
"rows": [
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"row": {
"buttons": [
{
"text": "Send The Email",
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"appendAttribution": false
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"typeVersion": 1.2
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"name": "Retrieve draft from Redis",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.redis",
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"parameters": {
"key": "={{ $json.callback_query.message.reply_markup.inline_keyboard[0][0].callback_data }}",
"options": {},
"operation": "get"
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"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return items.map(i => {\n const p = JSON.parse(i.json.value || i.json.propertyName);\n return { json: { \n offer: p.Offer, subject: p.Subject, recruiter: p.Recruiter, email: p.Email \n }};\n});"
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"name": "Download resume from Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
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"cachedResultUrl": "YOUR_RESUME_URL",
"cachedResultName": "Your_Resume.pdf"
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"options": {
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"binaryPropertyName": "Resume"
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"typeVersion": 3
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"id": "0b57006e-2e50-40dd-b03d-74f7837d89f5",
"name": "Notify immediate send",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"text": "=\u2705 Congratulations, your Email to {{ $json.recruiter }} was sent. Good luck!",
"chatId": "={{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.callback_query.message.chat.id }}",
"additionalFields": {}
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"typeVersion": 1.2
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{
"id": "1e37adf5-fa37-4433-9996-2f468bf99efb",
"name": "Send email via Gmail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"sendTo": "={{ $json.recruiter }}",
"message": "={{ $json.email }}",
"options": {},
"subject": "={{ $json.subject }}",
"emailType": "text"
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"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 2.1
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"cachedResultName": "Your_Resume.pdf"
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"name": "Update Telegram status",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"text": "=\u2728 *Your Email is scheduled to send in 10s...* \u2728\n\n\ud83d\udcbc *Offer:* {{ $('Parse draft data').item.json.offer }}\n\n\ud83d\udce7 *Recruiter:* {{ $('Parse draft data').item.json.recruiter }}",
"chatId": "={{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.callback_query.message.chat.id }}",
"additionalFields": {
"parse_mode": "HTML",
"appendAttribution": false
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"name": "Notify scheduled send complete",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1968,
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"parameters": {
"text": "=\u2705 Congratulations, your Email to {{ $('Download resume for scheduled send').item.json.recruiter }} was sent. Good luck!",
"chatId": "={{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.callback_query.message.chat.id }}",
"additionalFields": {}
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"typeVersion": 1.2
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"name": "Route by message type",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
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"outputKey": "Job_Post_Image",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
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"conditions": [
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"operator": {
"type": "array",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.message?.photo }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "Sending",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
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"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "b65f2e38-c7a3-4e05-ad2c-da10ed0d6a0a",
"operator": {
"type": "object",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.callback_query?.message }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
}
]
},
"options": {}
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"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "4ba5aaeb-8dc2-4ad4-b3ce-808faa8e16ce",
"name": "Show typing indicator",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
400,
432
],
"parameters": {
"chatId": "={{ $json.message.chat.id }}",
"operation": "sendChatAction"
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "138a7d1b-3417-4739-a4fb-f7dede102804",
"connections": {
"Call OpenAI API": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Parse AI response",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Parse draft data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download resume from Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Telegram Trigger": {
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[
{
"node": "Route by message type",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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"Parse AI response": {
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{
"node": "Store draft in Redis",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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]
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},
"Send email via Gmail": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Notify scheduled send complete",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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},
"Store draft in Redis": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send preview to Telegram",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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},
"Notify immediate send": {
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{
"node": "Update Telegram status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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},
"Route by message type": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Show typing indicator",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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"node": "Retrieve draft from Redis",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "Build AI request payload",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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},
"Prepare scheduled send": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait before scheduled send",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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{
"node": "Call OpenAI API",
"type": "main",
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},
"Retrieve draft from Redis": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Parse draft data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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]
]
},
"Download resume from Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Notify immediate send",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Prepare scheduled send",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Wait before scheduled send": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download resume for scheduled send",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download resume for scheduled send": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send email via Gmail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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