Automate Expense Tracking with AI Receipt Parsing
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Effortlessly track your expenses by automatically parsing receipt data. This workflow leverages AI to extract information from receipts, format it, and store it, streamlining your financial management.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow automates the tedious process of expense tracking. It starts by receiving input via Telegram, intelligently determining if the input is text or an image. For image inputs, it employs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and AI models (like Google Gemini or Mistral) to extract crucial data from receipts. The extracted information is then parsed, validated, and formatted into a clear summary. Finally, the processed expense data can be sent to Telegram for immediate notification or stored in Google Sheets for detailed record-keeping and analysis. This empowers users to manage their finances with unprecedented ease and accuracy.
Key Features
- AI-Powered Receipt Parsing: Utilizes advanced AI models to accurately extract data from scanned receipts.
- Multi-Input Handling: Seamlessly processes both text-based expense entries and image-based receipts.
- Automated Data Formatting: Organizes extracted information into a structured and readable summary.
- Flexible Output Options: Integrates with Telegram for instant notifications and Google Sheets for comprehensive record-keeping.
- Error Handling: Includes mechanisms to identify and report invalid inputs or processing errors.
How To Use
- Configure Telegram Trigger: Set up the
Telegram Trigger1node to receive messages and/or photos from your desired Telegram chat. - Input Type Check: Utilize the
Check for Imagenode to differentiate between text and image inputs. - Image Processing (if applicable): For image inputs, connect to
Download Receipt Image(if needed for external storage) and thenExtract Text from Image (OCR)(usingtesseractNode) to get raw text. - AI Data Extraction: Feed the raw text or direct text input into the
AI Agentnode. Configure the AI model (e.g.,Mistral Cloud Chat Model,Google Gemini Chat Model) and theReceipt Parserto extract structured data. - Data Validation & Formatting: Use the
Validate Extracted DataandFormat Summary Messagenodes to clean and structure the AI output. - Output Options: Connect the formatted data to either the
Send Expense Summary(Telegram) orGoogle Sheetsnodes. For Google Sheets, use theEdit Fieldsnode to prepare the data structure before writing. - Error Handling: Ensure the
Send Error Messagenode is connected to any branches where invalid input or processing failures might occur.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
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"name": "Automate Expense Tracking with AI Receipt Parsing",
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"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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