Resources / Example: invoice capture
Example
Invoices in, rows out.
An email with a PDF invoice arrives. Claude reads it, Airtable gets a new row and a message arrives on Telegram. Found in the library, adapted by Claude, pushed into n8n with trig8n.
TriggerAny IMAP mailbox: your own domain, Gmail or Outlook.
CheckOnly emails with a PDF go on. The rest are skipped.
AI stepClaude returns supplier, invoice date, amount, currency and number.
StoreA new row in your Airtable invoice table.
TellA short message to your phone on Telegram.
WatchIf a run fails, Watchtower emails you and the doctor explains why.
Invoice capture · in your n8nactive
New emailIMAP mailbox
doneIs there a PDF?Checks the attachment
yesClaude reads the invoiceSupplier, date, amount, number
doneNew row in AirtableYour invoice table
addedMessage on TelegramNew invoice captured
sentExample
Invoice capture, from start to finish.
- 01Found an invoice workflow in the library.
- 02Claude adapted it: IMAP mailbox, Airtable, Telegram.
- 03Linked four logins on one page.
- 04Pushed it into n8n Cloud with one click.
- 05The first run failed. The Error doctor named the cause.
- 06The fixed copy went in. Every invoice now lands in Airtable.