Turn a photo of a business card into a Google Sheets contact

Snap a photo of a business card in Telegram and AI adds the contact details straight to Google Sheets.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4)

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Starts itAn outside serviceA record or sheetOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database Ops
Connects
TelegramOpenRouterGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

After a networking event or sales call, you end up with a stack of business cards that need typing into your contact list. That data entry gets pushed to the bottom of your to-do list and often never happens.

Who it fits

Sales, marketing, or back-office teams who collect business cards and need contacts logged without manual typing.

How it works

  1. You send a photo of a business card to a Telegram bot
  2. The AI Vision model reads the name, company, title, and contact details
  3. The extracted information is checked against your existing contacts
  4. A new row is created or an existing contact is updated in Google Sheets
What you get

Business cards that become contacts without retyping

You can snap a photo of a business card and have the contact details added to your spreadsheet, ready for your team to reach out.

What you get

An up-to-date contact record in Google Sheets pulled straight from the card photo.

What you need

A Telegram bot, an OpenRouter API key, and a Google Sheets account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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