How It Works: Conversational Expenses

How It Works: Conversational Expenses

Turning Chat Messages Into Structured Financial Data

The Technical Magic Behind the Scenes:

  1. User Inputs Expense: User sends a simple message to n8n Chat (e.g., "car wash; 59.3 usd; 25 jan 2024")

  2. AI Processing: The AI Agent analyzes the message and extracts key data points:

    • Expense description ("car wash")
    • Amount ("59.3 usd")
    • Date ("25 jan 2024")
  3. Structured Data Creation: The system converts the natural language into structured JSON

  4. Automated Storage: The data is automatically saved as a new row in Google Sheets

  5. Confirmation: User receives immediate confirmation with the processed data