Automate email discovery for companies with Anymail Finder, Google Sheets & Telegram alerts

This automation retrieves company information from a Google Sheet, uses the Anymail Finder API to discover email addresses associated with each company, and then writes the results (including the email status) back into the same Google Sheet and send alert on Telegram.

Key Advantages

• ✅ Automated Email Discovery: No need for manual lookups—emails are found via the Anymail Finder API in bulk.
• 🔁 Seamless Google Sheets Integration: Works directly with Google Sheets for input and output, allowing easy data management.
• 🧠 Smart Filtering: Automatically classifies emails as valid, risky, or not found for quality control.
• ⚙️ Reusable & Scalable: Can be run anytime with a manual trigger or expanded to handle thousands of records with minimal setup.
• 📊 Real-Time Updates: Results are immediately reflected in your spreadsheet, streamlining lead generation and outreach workflows.
• 💸 Cost-Efficient: Uses a free Anymail Finder trial or API key for testing and validation before scaling up.

How it Works

This automated workflow finds email addresses for a list of companies using the Anymail Finder API and updates a Google Sheets document with the results.

1. Trigger & Data Retrieval: The workflow starts manually. It first connects to a specified Google Sheet and retrieves a list of company leads that are marked for processing (where the "PROCESSING" column is empty).
2. Batch Processing & API Call: The list of leads is then split into batches (typically one item at a time) to be processed individually. For each company, the workflow sends the "Company Name" and "Website" to the Anymail Finder API to search for a relevant email address.
3. Result Classification: The API's response, which includes the found email and its status (e.g., valid, risky), is passed to a Switch node. This node routes the data down different paths based on the email status.
4. Sheet Update: Depending on the status:
   • Valid/Risky Email: The workflow updates the original Google Sheet row. It marks the "PROCESSING" column with an "x" and writes the found email address into the "EMAIL" column.
   • No Email Found: The workflow also updates the sheet, marking "PROCESSING" with an "x" and leaving the "EMAIL" column empty to indicate no email was found.
5. Loop Completion: After processing each item, the workflow loops back to process the next lead in the batch until all companies have been handled.

Set up Steps

To use this workflow, you need to complete the following configuration steps:

1. Duplicate the Template Sheet: Clone the provided Google Sheets template to your own Google Drive. This sheet contains the necessary columns ("COMPANY NAME", "WEBSITE", "EMAIL", "PROCESSING") for the workflow to function.

2. Get an API Key: Sign up for a free trial at Anymail Finder to obtain your personal API key.

3. Configure Credentials in n8n:

   • Google Sheets: In both the "Get Leads" and update nodes, set up the Google Sheets OAuth2 credential to grant n8n access to your copied spreadsheet.
   • Anymail Finder: In the "Email finder" HTTP Request node, create a new credential of type "HTTP Header Auth". Name it "Anymail Finder". In the "Name" field, enter Authorization. In the "Value" field, paste your Anymail Finder API key.

4. Update Sheet ID in Nodes: In the n8n workflow, update all Google Sheets nodes ("Get Leads", "Email found", "Email not found") with the Document ID of your cloned Google Sheet. The Sheet ID can be found in your sheet's URL: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/[YOUR_SHEET_ID_HERE]/edit....

5. Execute: Once configured, add your list of companies and their websites to the sheet and run the workflow using the "Manual Trigger" node.

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