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Tracking Cold Email Engagement Metrics Using Smartlead and Google Sheets

ByRahi Uppal @rahiuppal on n8n.io

Automatically fetch lead-level email engagement analytics (opens, clicks, replies, unsubscribes, bounces) from Smartlead and update them in Google Sheets. Use this to keep a single, always-fresh source of truth for campaign performance and sequence effectiveness.

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★★☆ complexity7 nodesHTTP RequestGoogle Sheets
Marketing & Ads Trigger: Cron / scheduled Nodes: 7 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #7710 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Google Sheets → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

The workflow JSON

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  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
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      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
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      "typeVersion": 1.2
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    {
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      "name": "HTTP Request7",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://server.smartlead.ai/api/v1/campaigns/your_campaign_id/statistics?",
        "options": {
          "pagination": {}
        },
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "api_key",
              "value": "your api key"
            },
            {
              "name": "offset",
              "value": "={{ $json.offset }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "limit",
              "value": "={{ $json.limit }}"
            }
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      "typeVersion": 4.2
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "columns": {
          "value": {
            "stats_id": "={{ $json.stats_id }}",
            "lead_name": "={{ $json.lead_name }}",
            "open_time": "={{ $json.open_time }}",
            "sent_time": "={{ $json.sent_time }}",
            "click_time": "={{ $json.click_time }}",
            "is_bounced": "={{ $json.is_bounced }}",
            "lead_email": "={{ $json.lead_email }}",
            "open_count": "={{ $json.open_count }}",
            "reply_time": "={{ $json.reply_time }}",
            "click_count": "={{ $json.click_count }}",
            "email_subject": "={{ $json.email_subject }}",
            "lead_category": "={{ $json.lead_category }}",
            "seq_variant_id": "={{ $json.seq_variant_id }}",
            "is_unsubscribed": "={{ $json.is_unsubscribed }}",
            "sequence_number": "={{ $json.sequence_number }}",
            "email_campaign_seq_id": "={{ $json.email_campaign_seq_id }}"
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              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
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              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
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            {
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              "removed": false,
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              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
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              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
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              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
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              "removed": false,
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              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
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              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
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              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
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              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
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              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
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              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
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              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
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              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "email_subject",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "sent_time",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "sent_time",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "open_time",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "open_time",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "click_time",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "click_time",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "reply_time",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "reply_time",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "open_count",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "open_count",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "click_count",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "click_count",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "is_unsubscribed",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "is_unsubscribed",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "is_bounced",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "is_bounced",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            }
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          "matchingColumns": [
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          ],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
        },
        "options": {
          "useAppend": true
        },
        "operation": "appendOrUpdate",
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": 1154787797,
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      "name": "Sticky Note5",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
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        224
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 1572,
        "height": 488,
        "content": "### **Update Engaged Leads Stats**\n\nBefore running the workflow, make sure to:  \n- Update the **`campaign_id`** with your Smartlead campaign\u2019s ID.  \n- Add your **Smartlead API key** in the HTTP Request node.  \n- Connect your **Google Sheets** credentials.  \n\nOnce configured, the workflow will automatically fetch **lead-level sequence analytics** \u2014 showing how many times each lead opened, clicked, or replied to your email sequences.  \n\nThis helps you understand **how engaged your leads are with your content** and identify which sequences are performing best.\n"
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      "parameters": {
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      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const times = 100; // <-- X times you want to loop\nconst limit = 100;\n\nconst results = [];\nfor (let i = 0; i < times; i++) {\n  results.push({\n    json: {\n      offset: i * limit,\n      limit,\n    }\n  });\n}\n\nreturn results;\n"
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            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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    "HTTP Request7": {
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          {
            "node": "Split Out7",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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    "Loop Over Items": {
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        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request7",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
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    },
    "Schedule Trigger2": {
      "main": [
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          {
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            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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}
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About this workflow

Automatically fetch lead-level email engagement analytics (opens, clicks, replies, unsubscribes, bounces) from Smartlead and update them in Google Sheets. Use this to keep a single, always-fresh source of truth for campaign performance and sequence effectiveness.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/7710/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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