Operations & admin

Low-stock and expiry email alerts from a sheet

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Summary: Low-stock and expiry email alerts from a sheet is an AI-agent recipe for small businesses in the Operations & admin category. Problem it solves: Expired or missing stock. Built with n8n; difficulty: Beginner. Cost: Template: $0 on n8n.io. Running n8n and the connected APIs costs extra (not priced here). Verified against its primary source on 2026-10-16.

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Problem it solves: Expired or missing stock
What it does: Checks an inventory sheet daily for low stock or near-expiry items and emails alerts
Who it's for: Pharmacies, small retailers
Agent / tools: n8n + Google Sheets + email
Inputs: Inventory sheet
Outputs: Email alerts
Prerequisites: n8n, Google Sheets
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost (as stated by the source): Template: $0 on n8n.io. Running n8n and the connected APIs costs extra (not priced here).
Warnings: Rule-based, not an AI agent
Primary sources: https://n8n.io/workflows/7177

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What it does

Checks an inventory sheet daily for low stock or near-expiry items and emails alerts

Warnings & notes

Warnings & notes: Rule-based, not an AI agent

Details

Problem it solves: Expired or missing stock
Who it's for: Pharmacies, small retailers
Agent / tools: n8n + Google Sheets + email
Inputs: Inventory sheet
Outputs: Email alerts
You'll need: n8n, Google Sheets
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: Template: $0 on n8n.io. Running n8n and the connected APIs costs extra (not priced here).
Only costs stated publicly by the source are shown. Running the tools usually has its own costs.
Date checked: 2026-10-16
Review status: Verified against source

Primary sources

https://n8n.io/workflows/7177

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