n8n Ticket Processor That Eliminated 180 Hours Annual Manual Registration 🔥
Event ticket processing. 360 registrations annually. Manual data entry consuming 180 hours. Built n8n workflow. Zero manual entry. Automatic QR delivery. THE EVENT PROCESSING PROBLEM: Every confirmation email manual. Event coordinator downloading PDF. Typing attendee details into database. Entering event information - name, date, time, venue location. Typing ticket details - type, number, seat assignment, price, quantity. Opening QR code generator website manually. Creating QR code. Downloading image. Composing confirmation email. Attaching QR code. Sending. Checking special requirements manually. Noting dietary restrictions for catering. Flagging accessibility needs for venue. 30 minutes per registration. 360 annually = 180 hours. Audit errors - 45 missed QR deliveries. 67 special requirements not flagged. 89 QR codes with wrong ticket numbers. 18.3% error rate. THE n8n AUTOMATION: 9-node workflow with 2-path email routing: Node 1 - Gmail Trigger: Monitors ticket confirmations Node 2 - Get Email: Downloads with PDF attachment Node 3 - Prepare Binary: Formats document Node 4 - Extract Data: Pulls attendee/event/ticket/special requirements Node 5 - Process Ticket: Calculates timeline, generates check-in code Node 6 - Log Database: Updates registration tracking Node 7 - Generate QR: Creates QR code image from ticket data Node 8 - Prepare QR: Formats for email delivery Node 9 - Email Router: QR code email OR no-email alert EXTRACTION: Attendee - name, email, phone Event - name, date, time, venue location Ticket - type, number, seat/section/row, price, quantity Special - dietary restrictions, accessibility needs, VIP access PROCESSING LOGIC: ```javascript // Timeline calculation const daysUntil = (eventDate - today) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24); const isToday = daysUntil === 0; const isSoon = daysUntil > 0 && daysUntil <= 7; // Priority determination let priority = 'Normal'; if (isToday) priority = 'High'; if (isSoon) priority = 'Medium'; // QR code generation