Automate Your Inbox: Effortless Email Management
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Reclaim your time and declutter your inbox with this automated workflow. It intelligently processes your Gmail, keeping important starred emails while archiving the rest, all on a schedule that works for you.
About This Workflow
Tired of drowning in emails? This n8n workflow is your personal inbox assistant, designed to bring order to the chaos. Scheduled to run every workday at midnight, it connects to your Gmail to fetch all emails from the past day. It then intelligently identifies and preserves your starred emails, ensuring they remain easily accessible. All other emails and threads are automatically archived, freeing up your inbox for what truly matters. Set it up once and enjoy a consistently cleaner, more manageable inbox, allowing you to focus on critical tasks and reduce email-induced stress.
Key Features
- Scheduled Automation: Runs automatically every workday at midnight.
- Intelligent Email Sorting: Differentiates between starred and non-starred emails.
- Automatic Archiving: Declutters your inbox by archiving processed emails.
- Gmail Integration: Seamlessly connects with your Google Workspace or personal Gmail account.
- Customizable Filters: Easily adapt the workflow to your specific email management needs.
How To Use
- Connect Your Gmail: Add your Gmail credentials to n8n by navigating to Credentials and selecting Gmail OAuth2.
- Set the Schedule: Configure the
At midnight every work daynode to your preferred timing. The default0 0 * * 1-5runs Monday to Friday at midnight. - Define Email Retrieval: In the
Get all emails in the last daynode, ensure the Gmail credentials are set and review the filters. The current setup fetches emails from the last day. - Process Threads: The
Get the thread of each emailnode automatically retrieves the full thread for each email found. - Filter for Stars: The
Keep only starred emails in inboxnode intelligently checks if an email thread contains starred messages. You can customize this logic if needed. - Archive Non-Starred Content: The
Archive thread (remove from inbox)node moves entire threads that don't contain starred messages out of your inbox. Thefor each message in the threadandArchive message (remove from inbox)nodes provide granular control for archiving individual messages within threads if desired.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "48c9824a-9084-467e-9f05-870a9b58b26a",
"name": "Automate Your Inbox: Effortless Email Management",
"nodes": 8,
"category": "Operations",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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