Onboarding/Workflow Recipe

GHL New Contact → Google Contacts + Welcome SMS

Auto-sync every new GHL contact to Google Contacts and send a personalised welcome SMS — the first touchpoint that happens without you lifting a finger. Shows n8n sending data back INTO GHL (bi-directional).

n8 n8nGHL GoHighLevelGC Google Contacts
Difficulty beginner
Time to build 12 min
Asset n8n JSON
UpdatedJun 2026

What it does

When a new contact is created in GoHighLevel — from a form, a manual add, an import, or an API call — this n8n workflow does two things:

  1. Creates a matching Google Contact with their name, email, phone, and a note linking back to GHL. Your phone's contact list stays in sync without manual entry.
  2. Sends a welcome SMS through GHL's own messaging (or Twilio) — a personalised first touch that makes new leads feel seen within seconds.

This is a bi-directional workflow: data flows OUT of GHL to Google, and a message flows back INTO GHL to send the SMS. Most beginner automations only go one direction — this one shows n8n can orchestrate both.

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