AI Agents8 min readUpdated 2026-06-29
People Data Labs + OpenAI in n8n: The Playbook
Combine People Data Labs with OpenAI in n8n for classification, drafting and enrichment at scale.
Key takeaways
- Classify + draft + enrich + summarize.
- Human-in-loop for writes.
- Right-size the model per task.
- Cache repeated prompts.
People Data Labs + OpenAI is the most-requested combo we see. This playbook covers the four workflow shapes teams actually ship with them.
Classify
Every new People Data Labs record → LLM classifier → tag write-back. Cheap, fast, transformative.
Draft
LLM drafts a next action; human approves; workflow writes back to People Data Labs. Keeps humans in the loop.
Enrich
LLM extracts structured fields from unstructured People Data Labs notes. Populate CRM fields you never had time to fill.
Summarize
Nightly summary of People Data Labs activity, delivered to Slack. Ops leaders start their day informed.
Frequently asked questions
- Which model?
- GPT-4o-mini for classify/enrich; GPT-4o for drafting when quality matters.
- Cost per record?
- Fractions of a cent for classify; a few cents for drafting.
- Prompt store?
- Postgres or Notion — version prompts like code.
- Guardrails?
- Approval step + structured-output schema. Always.