Our rating: 3/5 for this setup

Telegram expense tracker bot with Gemini receipt reading

Send a receipt photo, PDF, or text to Telegram; it extracts date/amount/category, logs to Sheets, stores the file in Drive, and answers 'how much did I spend on food?'

New Added Oct 15, 2026 · ✓ Last checked Oct 15, 2026

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Setup steps

Create Telegram bot
Copy sheet template
Add Sheets, Drive, Gemini credentials
Import workflow
Update IDs

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Help me set up this automation using n8n + Gemini Vision + Google Sheets/Drive: "Telegram expense tracker bot with Gemini receipt reading".
Goal: replace Expense tracker apps.

How it should work:
- Trigger: Receipt photo, PDF or text
- Then: Telegram bot receives it
- Then: Gemini extracts date, amount, category
- Then: File saved to Drive
- Result: Logged to Sheets; ask what you spent

Setup steps (summarized from the original source):
1. Create Telegram bot
2. Copy sheet template
3. Add Sheets, Drive, Gemini credentials
4. Import workflow
5. Update IDs

Guide me one step at a time. Ask me for anything you need (accounts, sheet or channel names) before you start.

Safety rules:
- Build and test with sample data first, and show me a sample result before anything goes live.
- Keep anything that goes to other people (emails, posts, replies, record updates) as drafts for my review until I say otherwise.
- Never send, post, buy, pay, delete or change records without my approval.
- Tell me about any cost (paid plans, API usage) before I'd incur it, and help me set a spending limit.
- Keep API keys and passwords out of shared docs and chats.
- Privacy: Receipts and amounts go to Google Gemini; stored in your own Drive/Sheets.

Based on: https://n8n.io/workflows/10871-personal-finance-tracker-with-telegram-bot-google-gemini-vision-and-sheets/

Expense tracker appsn8n + Gemini Vision + Google Sheets/Drive

Tool names link to each official site (opens in a new tab).

Cost afterGemini API (free tier available) + n8n; free template

SetupMedium · Not reported

Time savedNot reported

SkillIntermediate

Running cost: API pennies Free template; Gemini API usage (free tier available). No-code How we sort costs
Stack: n8n · Gemini · Google Sheets
Replace an app: AI bots that replace expense tracker apps

App vs bot, side by side

Old app vs bot
	Old app / habit	Bot
Tool	Expense tracker apps	n8n + Telegram bot + Gemini Vision + Sheets/Drive
Monthly cost	Not reported	Gemini API (free tier available) + n8n; free template
Setup	None (already in use)	Not reported · Intermediate
Your time	Baseline	Not reported
Maintenance	Handled by vendor/you as before	Fix category rules; refresh Google tokens.
Privacy	Data stays with the app vendor	Receipts and amounts go to Google Gemini; stored in your own Drive/Sheets.

Full comparison

Replaces	Expense tracker apps
Bot / agent stack	n8n + Telegram bot + Gemini Vision + Sheets/Drive
Monthly cost before	Not reported
Monthly cost after	Gemini API (free tier available) + n8n; free template
Setup time	Not reported
Time saved	Not reported
Skill level	Intermediate
Reliability	3/5: published template, no usage reports.
Maintenance	Fix category rules; refresh Google tokens.
Privacy & data	Receipts and amounts go to Google Gemini; stored in your own Drive/Sheets.
Best for	People who live in Telegram
Not for	Shared household budgets with bank sync

Pros and cons

Pros

Photo, PDF or text input
Ask spending questions

Cons

Many credentials to set up

Source and evidence

Published template.

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“Not reported” means the source doesn't say. We never fill gaps with guesses. Numbers marked “per author” or “vendor claim” are the source's own and weren't independently tested. Source last checked Oct 15, 2026.

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Plain-text summary (for search and AI assistants)

Telegram expense tracker bot with Gemini receipt reading. Replaces Expense tracker apps with n8n + Telegram bot + Gemini Vision + Sheets/Drive. Cost before: Not reported. Cost after: Gemini API (free tier available) + n8n; free template. Setup: Not reported, Intermediate. Time saved: Not reported. Reliability 3/5: 3/5: published template, no usage reports. Best for: People who live in Telegram. Not for: Shared household budgets with bank sync. Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/10871-personal-finance-tracker-with-telegram-bot-google-gemini-vision-and-sheets/

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