Turn scattered meeting notes into one tracked status view

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01 / 12Gmail Trigger

Trigger on incoming transcript emails

Create a workflow and add a Gmail Trigger that watches for new email matching a subject or label you use for meeting transcripts. Only transcripts should reach this workflow — a noisy inbox will produce noisy status reports.

The n8n panel for: Trigger on incoming transcript emails5 things to set here
  1. 1Open the Gmail Trigger nodedouble-click it on the canvas
  2. 2Workflow namecopy the value below
  3. 3Eventcopy the value below
  4. 4Filter — Labelcopy the value below
  5. 5Check before moving onA Gmail Trigger node sits on the canvas, scoped to a specific label.
Gmail Trigger panel in n8nTap to enlarge
Workflow name
Meeting status roll-up
Event
Message Received
Filter — Label
Meeting Transcripts
Tip
While building, disable the trigger and use Test workflow with a fixed sample email instead, so you're not waiting on real meetings to finish.
Checkpoint
A Gmail Trigger node sits on the canvas, scoped to a specific label.