Track Expenses from Receipt Photos with Telegram & Google Sheets using OCR.space β€” n8n Workflow

Low complexity▢️ Manual5 nodes🏷️ Invoice ProcessingπŸ‘ 307 viewsby Candra Reza

Overview

Hello automation enthusiasts! πŸ‘‹

Want to automatically track your expenses from receipts without hefty OCR service costs? I've got you covered!

I've updated my Personal Finance Tracking Chatbot template to incorporate a free OCR service (OCR.space). This powerful n8n workflow lets you effortlessly log your expenses by sending a picture of your receipt to your Telegram bot. The OCR will extract key details like amount, date, and description, which are then neatly saved into your Google Sheets!

Nodes used

HTTP Request

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How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a manual trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 5 nodes, connecting httprequest, if, telegrambot.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (5)

HT

HTTP Request

httpRequest

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How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows β†’ New β†’ Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded track-expenses-from-receipt-photos-with-telegram-google-sheets-using-ocrspace file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n β†’ Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Track Expenses from Receipt Photos with Telegram & Google Sheets using OCR.space", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

httprequestiftelegrambot

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Nodes5
Complexitylow
Triggermanual
Views307
CategoryInvoice Processing

Created by

Candra Reza

Candra Reza

@candrareza

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