Create AI travel journal stories from WhatsApp using Claude and Google Drive

Automatically converts your daily WhatsApp messages and photos from travels into beautifully structured travel stories, saved as documents in Google Drive.

How it works

1. Receive WhatsApp Updates - Webhook captures messages, photos, and locations from your travel day 2. Validate & Aggregate Content - JavaScript organizes messages by day, extracts metadata, validates media 3. Fetch Previous Entries - Retrieves existing journal from Google Drive for context and continuity 4. Prepare AI Context - JavaScript builds comprehensive prompt with photos, messages, locations, and timeline 5. Claude AI Story Generation - Transforms raw messages into narrative travel journal with insights 6. Parse & Format Story - JavaScript structures the output into readable document format 7. Wait for Finalization - Brief pause to ensure all processing completes 8. Save to Google Drive - Creates or updates your travel journal document 9. Send Confirmation - WhatsApp notification with preview of generated story 10. Respond to Webhook - Returns success confirmation

Setup Steps

1. Import workflow into n8n 2. Configure credentials: - Anthropic API - Claude AI for story generation - Google Drive - Document storage and retrieval - WhatsApp Business API or Twilio WhatsApp - Message integration 3. Create a Google Drive folder for your travel journals 4. Set up WhatsApp webhook integration: - Point WhatsApp webhook to: https://your-n8n-instance.com/webhook/travel-journal - Configure to send: messages, media, locations 5. Update the "Fetch Previous Journal" node with your Drive folder ID 6. Activate the workflow

Sample WhatsApp Input

Messages throughout the day: - 09:30 AM: "Just arrived in Kyoto! The train station architecture is stunning 🚄" - 11:45 AM: "Fushimi Inari shrine - thousands of orange torii gates going up the mountain" - 📸 Photo: Torii gates pathway - 02:15 PM: "Tried okonomiyaki for lunch. Amazing! The chef made it right in front of us" - 📸 Photo: Okonomiyaki cooking - 05:30 PM: "Gion district at sunset. Spotted two geishas!" - 📍 Location: Gion, Kyoto, Japan - 08:45 PM: "Dinner at an izakaya. Made friends with locals who taught us drinking games 😄"

Generated Journal Output