Automate Lead Meeting Scheduling with Zoho CRM, Google Calendar & Gemini AI

Zoho CRM - Smart Meeting Scheduler

This workflow automatically schedules meetings for new Zoho CRM leads by detecting their timezone, checking the sales rep’s Google Calendar, generating conflict-free time slots, creating a Zoom meeting and sending a personalized AI-generated email to the lead. If no slots are available, it sends a fallback message to the lead without updating Zoho CRM. When a meeting is created, all details are logged inside Zoho CRM for visibility.

⚡ Quick Implementation Steps (Fast Start Guide)

Import the workflow JSON into n8n. Configure Zoho CRM, Google Calendar, Gmail, Zoom OAuth and Gemini AI credentials. Update meeting duration, working hours, buffer time and search window. Set email recipient to the lead’s email instead of test/static values. Add the webhook URL to Zoho CRM → Automation → Webhooks. Test with a new lead and activate the workflow.

📘 What It Does This workflow automates scheduling for new Zoho CRM leads. As soon as a lead is created, it retrieves full lead and owner details, detects the lead’s timezone and checks the assigned sales rep’s upcoming Google Calendar events. This helps identify when the rep is available.

Using your settings—working hours, meeting duration, buffer before/after and days to evaluate—the system generates valid meeting time slots with no conflicts. If suitable slots exist, it authenticates with Zoom and creates a meeting for the earliest option, then generates a polished HTML invitation using Gemini AI and emails it to the lead. This ensures a fast, smart and personalized lead engagement process.

If no slots exist, the workflow sends a fallback email informing the lead that no availability is open in the next few days. In this branch, Zoho CRM is not updated, because no meeting was scheduled.

🎯 Who’s It For

This workflow is perfect for:

Sales teams managing high inbound volume
CRM managers automating lead qualification & engagement
SaaS companies scheduling demos automatically
Agencies booking consultation calls
Any team struggling with timezone-based scheduling manually

🔧 Requirements to Use This Workflow

Platform Requirements n8n (Cloud or self-hosted)

Required Integrations Zoho CRM OAuth2
Google Calendar OAuth2
Gmail OAuth2
Zoom OAuth (account-level)
Gemini AI / Google PaLM API

Required Lead Fields Email (mandatory for sending the invite)
Country / State (for timezone detection)
Lead Owner (to fetch rep details)

🔄 How It Works

Zoho CRM Webhook triggers when a new lead is created.
Workflow fetches full lead and owner details.
Detects the lead’s timezone using country/state mapping.
Fetches the sales rep’s availability from Google Calendar.
Generates valid time slots based on working hours, buffers and meeting duration.

If slots exist:

Authenticate with Zoom
Create a Zoom meeting
Generate personalized HTML invite using Gemini AI
Send email to the lead
Log meeting details in Zoho CRM

If no slots exist:

Generate fallback message
Send fallback email to the lead
(Zoho CRM is NOT updated in this path)

🛠️ Setup Steps (Configuration Guide)

1. Import Workflow

Go to: n8n → Workflows → Import and upload the JSON file.

2. Add Required Credentials

Configure the following inside n8n: Zoho CRM OAuth
Google Calendar OAuth
Gmail OAuth
Zoom OAuth
Gemini AI API key

3. Update Workflow Configuration Node

Set: Meeting duration
Buffer before/after
Working hours
Days to look ahead
Default meeting provider (Zoom)

4. Fix Email Recipient

In Send Meeting Invite node, set: sendTo = {{$('Detect Lead Timezone').item.json.Email}}

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5. Update Google Calendar Email/ID

Ensure the calendar ID matches the sales rep’s Google Calendar.

6. Add Webhook in Zoho CRM

Navigate to:
Setup → Automation → Webhooks → Create Webhook → Lead Created
Paste the webhook URL from n8n.

7. Test the Automation

Verify: Correct timezone detection
Calendar availability check
Zoom meeting creation
AI email sent to the lead
Zoho CRM updated only when meeting is created

8. Activate Workflow

Enable the workflow for live operation.

🧩 How To Customize Nodes

1. Adjust Meeting Logic

Modify the Workflow Configuration node to change: Slot duration
Buffer time
Working hour ranges
Days to consider

2. Expand Timezone Detection

Edit the Detect Lead Timezone node to add new countries/states.

3. Personalize Email Content

Update the prompt inside the Generate Personalized Invite node.

4. Add New Regions

Duplicate timezone logic for new regions (Australia, Middle East, etc.)

5. Replace Zoom

Swap Zoom with Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or Zoho Meeting.

➕ Add-Ons (Optional Enhancements)

Auto-book calendar events when lead confirms a slot
WhatsApp notifications via Twilio or Gupshup
Slack/Email internal alerts for reps
Follow-up reminder emails
Log lead activity to Google Sheets
Attach downloadable ICS calendar file

💼 Use Case Examples

SaaS demo scheduling
Consultation & discovery calls
Global timezone-based sales teams
Onboarding/support calls
Event follow-up scheduling

(And many more…)

🩻 Troubleshooting Guide

| Issue | Possible Cause | Solution | |-------|----------------|----------| | Lead not receiving email | Gmail OAuth expired / wrong email field | Reconnect Gmail OAuth & fix sendTo value | | Wrong time slots | Incorrect timezone detection | Update mapping in Detect Lead Timezone | | Zoom meeting not created | Invalid/expired Zoom OAuth | Reconnect Zoom credentials | | CRM not updated after fallback email | Expected behavior | No CRM update when slots don’t exist | | Workflow not triggering | Missing Zoho webhook | Re-add webhook | | Empty AI email | Gemini key incorrect | Reconfigure Gemini credentials |

🤝 Need Help?

If you want assistance setting up, customizing or extending this workflow, the n8n automation team at WeblineIndia is here to help. We specialize in:

Advanced automation workflows
Multi-timezone scheduling systems
CRM-integrated AI communication
Custom Zoho + n8n development
End-to-end automation architecture

👉 Contact WeblineIndia for expert workflow development and enhancements.