Turn a photo of a business card into a saved contact

Reads a business card photo sent by chat and saves the contact details straight to Google Sheets.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Parallel Split (2)

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Starts itA stepA record or sheetEvery pathResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationSpreadsheet & Database OpsFile & Cloud Storage
Connects
LINEGoogle GeminiGoogle SheetsGoogle DriveGmail

The problem it solves

You collect business cards at meetings and events, but typing all those contact details into a spreadsheet later is tedious and easy to put off. Cards pile up on your desk until the information is stale or lost.

Who it fits

Sales professionals or business development staff who collect business cards and want them digitized instantly.

How it works

  1. When you send a photo of a business card, the system receives it
  2. AI reads the card and extracts the contact details
  3. It saves the contact information as a new row in Google Sheets
  4. It uploads the original photo to Google Drive for reference
  5. It sends a thank-you email and replies with the extracted details
What you get

Business cards turned into contacts without any typing

You get every business card turned into a saved contact automatically, ready to follow up with.

What you get

A new contact record in Google Sheets, a saved copy of the card in Google Drive, and a thank-you email sent on your behalf.

What you need

A LINE account, a Google Gemini API key, and a Google Workspace account for Sheets, Drive, and Gmail.

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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