Automate Your Gmail to Google Drive Email Archiving
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Effortlessly archive your Gmail emails to Google Drive with this automated workflow. This solution fetches emails from a specific sender, extracts key information, formats it, and saves it as a file in your Google Drive.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow automates the process of backing up your Gmail communications. It's designed to connect your Gmail account, extract relevant email data, transform it into a usable format, and then securely store it in your Google Drive. By defining a specific sender, you can ensure that only pertinent emails are archived. The workflow intelligently parses email content, formats timestamps for clarity, and converts the data into a file, making it ideal for personal archiving, compliance needs, or team reporting. This solution offers a robust way to manage and preserve your email history.
Key Features
- Automated Email Fetching: Retrieves emails based on a specified sender.
- Data Extraction & Transformation: Parses email content, subject, and timestamps.
- Time Zone Specific Formatting: Converts email timestamps to a human-readable local format.
- Seamless Google Drive Integration: Saves archived emails as files in your Google Drive.
- Customizable Workflow: Easily adjustable for different senders, data fields, and output formats.
How To Use
- Connect Gmail: Configure the 'Gmail' node with your account and specify the sender's email address in the
filters.senderparameter. - Parse Email Data: The 'Parse Data' node is pre-configured to extract
id,subject,text, anddate. You can modify this node to include additional fields from your emails. - Format Timestamps: The 'Convert Time Field' node reformats the email date to a readable string. Adjust the
timeZoneparameter within the JavaScript code to match your preferred local time. - Convert to File: The 'Convert to File' node prepares the data for saving. You can customize the output file format here if needed.
- Save to Google Drive: In the 'Google Drive' node, specify the desired file name (using the
{{ $now + "_n8n_export.csv" }}dynamic naming convention as an example) and the targetfolderIdwithin your Google Drive. - Trigger Workflow: Start the workflow manually using the 'Start Workflow' node.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "f1e31ced-5cda-442f-9c12-041bc122e523",
"name": "Automate Your Gmail to Google Drive Email Archiving",
"nodes": 22,
"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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