Send Daily Birthday Reminders from Google Contacts to Slack
Configured with Filter, Google Contacts, Schedule Trigger, Slack. Review the connections and setup before adapting this template.
Node categories in this workflow
- Trigger
- Integration
- Routing
- Messaging
Icons describe general node roles, inferred from node types. Inspect the parameters for the configured action.
Drag to pan; use + and − to zoom. Reconstructed from the exported node positions; nothing runs here. Dashed lines represent non-main connections. Full node names and notes appear below.
How it works
The exported workflow contains the following configured nodes. Their connections are shown above; inspect the JSON for the complete logic, expressions, and external actions.
| Node | Category | Type | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Trigger | Trigger | Schedule Trigger | See node parameters |
| Google Contacts | Integration | Google Contacts | getAll |
| If | Routing | If | See node parameters |
| Slack | Messaging | Slack | See node parameters |
| Filter Contact | Routing | Filter | See node parameters |
Setup
- Download the JSON and import it into an isolated n8n instance. Leave the workflow inactive.
- Connect your own credentials through n8n’s credential store. Replace
REPLACE_WITH_*values with your resource identifiers. - Inspect API destinations, Code nodes, database queries, file paths, and outbound actions.
- Run with synthetic data and harmless destinations. Enable triggers only after checking the actual outputs.
Requirements
An n8n instance with the listed node types and compatible versions. Service-connected workflows may require accounts, credentials, or paid APIs.
Credential types declared in the source
slackOAuth2Api
Workflow notes
Google Contacts
Get the contact details
Slack
Reminds to the birthday message
Sticky Note
Send Daily Birthday Reminders from Google Contacts to Slack
Sticky Note1
This workflow automates the process of retrieving your Google Contacts, filtering out the ones with birthdays on the current day, and sending a reminder to a designated Slack channel. By scheduling it to run daily at a specific time, the workflow ensures that you never miss a birthday reminder. Whether for team celebrations, personal reminders, or simply keeping track of important dates, this workflow can be easily customized to notify you or your team about upcoming birthdays directly in Slack.
Send Daily Birthday Reminders from Google Contacts to Slack
Send Daily Birthday Reminders from Google Contacts to Slack
Purpose and structure
This folder contains the Send Daily Birthday Reminders from Google Contacts to Slack workflow. Its executable nodes use filter, googleContacts, if, scheduleTrigger, slack. The table and connection map below are derived from the JSON, not an inferred guarantee of behavior.
Setup
Import inactive. Configure your own credentials and replace REPLACE_WITH_* values. Review external destinations and Code nodes before running.
Entry points
Schedule Trigger
Verification
Sanitized source candidate; not runtime-tested. This overview is generated from node metadata. Read the folder README for the connection map, credential types, and license.
Attribution
https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows/blob/94007c1445d9258a7da116646b79473e7c7c3282/workflows/Googlecontacts/1239_Googlecontacts_Schedule_Send_Scheduled.json MIT; preserve source notices.