Make a real first impression. The moment a new customer creates an account in your Shopify store, this n8n agent writes a warm, personalized welcome email and sends it through your Gmail. It is written fresh for each customer, not a fixed template, so it reads like a note from a small brand rather than an autoresponder. Welcome emails get opened more than any other message you send, and this one goes out in seconds without you lifting a finger.
What is included
- The ready to import n8n workflow (JSON), built and tested on n8n 2.6 so it imports cleanly.
- A step by step setup guide: connect Shopify the 2026 way, add your Gmail and Gemini keys, set the tone, activate, and test.
What you need
- Your own n8n instance, cloud or self hosted.
- A free Google Gemini API key from Google AI Studio. No paid OpenAI key needed.
- A Gmail account to send from.
- A Shopify access token with read customer access. Since January 2026 you create this in the Shopify Dev Dashboard, and the setup guide walks you through it.
How it works
- A new customer creates an account in your Shopify store.
- The AI writes a short, warm welcome email using their first name, in the tone you set. It never invents products, prices, or discount codes, so nothing goes out that you did not intend.
- The email is sent from your Gmail to the customer, in clean HTML.
It runs free at typical store volume on Google Gemini’s free tier, and Gmail is free, so your welcome flow costs nothing to run. You control the voice: open one node and edit the rules so it sounds exactly like your brand. This is a self serve template for store owners who run their own n8n. If you would rather have it set up for you, reply to your order email and we will help.