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About Gmail Trigger

The Gmail Trigger node in n8n monitors a Gmail inbox for new emails matching specified criteria and starts a workflow when matching messages arrive. Gmail is the email platform for Google Workspace (and personal Google accounts), and the trigger turns incoming email into automated action — routing support requests to a ticketing system, extracting data from structured emails, forwarding attachments to cloud storage, or notifying teams about important messages in Slack.

The problem this solves is manual email triage. Many business processes still run on email: customers send enquiries, suppliers send invoices, partners send reports, systems send alerts. Someone has to read each email, decide what to do with it, and then take action in another system. The Gmail Trigger automates that first step — detecting the right emails and kicking off the appropriate workflow.

The trigger connects via OAuth2 to a Gmail account and polls for new messages at a configurable interval. You can filter by label, sender, subject keywords, or other Gmail search criteria. When matching emails arrive, the trigger outputs the message data — subject, body (plain text and HTML), sender, recipients, date, attachments, and Gmail labels — to the next node in your workflow.

Osher uses Gmail triggers in business automation projects where email is a key input channel. We also build AI agent workflows that use the Gmail Trigger to process incoming emails with AI — classifying intent, extracting structured data, and routing to the right team or system automatically.

Gmail Trigger FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about how Gmail Trigger consultants can help with integration and implementation

How does the Gmail Trigger filter incoming emails?

The Gmail Trigger node supports Gmail’s search query syntax, the same syntax you use in Gmail’s search bar. You can filter by sender (from:), subject keywords (subject:), labels (label:), has attachments (has:attachment), date ranges, and more. For example, you could trigger only on emails from a specific domain with ‘invoice’ in the subject line. The trigger polls at a configurable interval and only processes messages that arrived since the last poll.

What email data does the trigger pass to the workflow?

The trigger outputs the full message data: subject line, sender address and name, recipient addresses (to, cc, bcc), date/time received, plain text body, HTML body, Gmail labels, thread ID, and message ID. Attachments are available as binary data that can be passed to subsequent nodes — for example, saving PDFs to Google Drive or S3, or sending them to an AI model for document processing.

Can the Gmail Trigger process email attachments?

Yes. When the trigger detects a matching email with attachments, it includes the attachment data as binary output. Downstream nodes can then save attachments to S3, Google Drive, or Dropbox, parse CSV or Excel files for data extraction, send PDFs to an AI document processing service, or attach files to records in a CRM or project management tool. This is useful for workflows that process incoming invoices, reports, or signed documents.

What happens if we receive a high volume of emails?

The Gmail Trigger processes messages in batches based on the polling interval. If many emails arrive between polls, they are all processed in the next trigger execution. Gmail API quotas allow 250 quota units per user per second, and listing messages uses 5 units per request, so normal volumes are handled comfortably. For very high email volumes, you may need to adjust the polling interval or add rate limiting logic in your workflow.

Can we use the Gmail Trigger with AI to automatically classify and route emails?

Yes, and this is one of the most valuable use cases. The Gmail Trigger captures the email content, and a subsequent AI node (using OpenAI, Claude, or another model) analyses the message to determine intent — support request, sales enquiry, invoice, complaint, or information request. Based on the classification, the workflow routes the email to the right system: creating a support ticket, adding a lead to the CRM, forwarding to the correct department, or sending an automated acknowledgement.

Can Osher help us automate email processing with AI?

Yes. We build AI agent workflows that use the Gmail Trigger to process incoming emails — classifying intent, extracting key information (names, amounts, dates, reference numbers), and routing to the right system or team automatically. We also build simpler business automation workflows for email-driven processes like invoice processing, support ticket creation, and lead capture from enquiry emails.

How it works

We work hand-in-hand with you to implement Gmail Trigger

As Gmail Trigger consultants we work with you hand in hand build more efficient and effective operations. Here’s how we will work with you to automate your business and integrate Gmail Trigger with integrate and automate 800+ tools.

Step 1

Process Audit

We review your email-driven processes — which inboxes receive actionable emails, how emails are currently triaged and routed, what data gets manually extracted from emails and entered into other systems, and where emails get missed or delayed. We categorise email types by volume, urgency, and the manual effort required to process each type.

Step 2

Identify Automation Opportunities

Based on the audit, we identify which email processing tasks should be automated: routing support requests to a ticketing system, extracting invoice data and sending it to accounting, capturing sales leads from enquiry emails, processing email attachments (saving to cloud storage, extracting data), and sending automated acknowledgement replies. Each is prioritised by volume and time saved.

Step 3

Design Workflows

We design n8n workflows with the Gmail Trigger configured for each email type — specifying Gmail search filters, polling intervals, data extraction logic (regex, AI-based classification, or structured parsing), downstream routing rules, and error handling. For AI-powered email processing, we design the prompts and classification categories that the AI model will use.

Step 4

Implementation

We configure the Gmail Trigger with OAuth2 credentials, set up search filters, build the downstream processing logic (classification, extraction, routing, responses), and connect to destination systems (CRM, ticketing, cloud storage, accounting). Gmail labels are configured to track which emails have been processed and which need manual review.

Step 5

Quality Assurance Review

We test with real email scenarios — different senders, subject formats, attachment types, plain text vs. HTML bodies, and edge cases like forwarded emails or emails with inline images. We verify that classification accuracy is acceptable, extracted data is correct, and routing sends emails to the right downstream system.

Step 6

Support and Maintenance

Ongoing support includes monitoring workflow execution logs, refreshing OAuth2 tokens, adjusting Gmail search filters as your email patterns change, refining AI classification prompts based on accuracy data, and building new email processing workflows as your team identifies additional email-driven processes worth automating.

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