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Keep only the ones due a nudge

Add a Filter node with two conditions joined by AND: the status is still new, and the lead came in more than two days ago.

Both conditions matter. Without the status check you will nudge people who already replied, which is worse than not following up at all.

The n8n panel for: Keep only the ones due a nudge4 things to set here
  1. 1Open the Filter node — double-click it on the canvas
  2. 2Condition 1 — paste as an expression
  3. 3Condition 2 — paste as an expression
  4. 4Check before moving on — Only genuinely stale leads pass the filter.
Filter panel in n8nTap to enlarge
Condition 1expression
{{ $json.Status }} equals new
Condition 2expression
{{ $json.Date }} is before {{ $now.minus(2, 'days').toISO() }}
Watch out
Set Status to 'replied' in the sheet by hand whenever you answer a lead, otherwise the nudge will still go out.
Checkpoint
Only genuinely stale leads pass the filter.