Automate Your Expense Tracking with BillBot
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BillBot is an intelligent workflow that automates the tedious process of expense tracking. Simply send your receipts via Telegram, and BillBot will extract the details, organize them in Google Sheets, and confirm the entry via Telegram and SMS.
About This Workflow
Tired of manual expense logging? BillBot transforms your receipts into organized data effortlessly. This n8n workflow leverages the power of AI to parse critical information from your receipts, including merchant, date, amount, and category. Once extracted, these details are automatically appended to a designated Google Sheet for seamless financial management. To ensure you're always in the loop, BillBot sends a confirmation message via Telegram and a summary SMS notification, complete with a link to your updated expense record. It's the smart, automated way to keep your finances in order.
Key Features
- Automated Receipt Parsing: Utilizes AI to extract key data like merchant, date, amount, and category from receipts.
- Google Sheets Integration: Automatically logs all parsed expense data into your Google Sheets for easy access and analysis.
- Real-time Notifications: Receives receipt submissions via Telegram and sends immediate confirmations.
- Cross-Channel Confirmation: Notifies you of new expense entries via both Telegram and SMS, including a direct link to your spreadsheet.
- User-Friendly Input: Simplifies expense tracking by allowing direct receipt uploads through a Telegram bot.
How To Use
- Set up Telegram Bot: Create a Telegram bot and obtain the API token. Configure it in the
Get receipts from botandSend confirmationnodes. - Configure Mindee API: Obtain API credentials for the Mindee Expense Receipts API and set them up in the
Parse details from receiptnode'shttpHeaderAuthcredential. - Connect Google Sheets: Authenticate with your Google account and specify the
sheetIdfor your expense tracking spreadsheet in theAdd to expense recordnode. - Configure SMS Notifications: Set up your Twilio account and provide your Twilio Account SID, Auth Token, and phone numbers in the
Send SMS notificationnode. - Activate Workflow: Enable the n8n workflow. Send a receipt image or file to your Telegram bot, and BillBot will handle the rest.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
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"id": "6fd91648-183a-498e-b260-3518e84bb407",
"name": "Automate Your Expense Tracking with BillBot",
"nodes": 22,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"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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