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01 / 13Gmail Trigger

Create the workflow and watch the mailbox

Create a workflow and add a Gmail Trigger. Poll every few minutes and narrow it to unread mail in the inbox so you are not reprocessing your archive.

The n8n panel for: Create the workflow and watch the mailbox5 things to set here
  1. 1Open the Gmail Trigger node — double-click it on the canvas
  2. 2Workflow name — copy the value below
  3. 3Poll Times — copy the value below
  4. 4Filters → Search — copy the value below
  5. 5Check before moving on — The trigger is set to poll with a search filter.
Gmail Trigger panel in n8nTap to enlarge
Workflow name
AI inbox triage
Poll Times
Every 5 Minutes
Filters → Search
is:unread in:inbox
Checkpoint
The trigger is set to poll with a search filter.