Delete Gmail Spam Automatically Every Week

The workflow JSON

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  },
  "name": "Automatically delete SPAM emails",
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    }
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      "name": "Trigger at Sunday midnight",
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
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    {
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      "name": "Delete SPAM emails",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "messageId": "={{ $json.id }}",
        "operation": "delete"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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      "name": "Get all SPAM emails",
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "filters": {
          "labelIds": [
            "SPAM"
          ]
        },
        "operation": "getAll",
        "returnAll": true
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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      "parameters": {
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        "width": 340,
        "height": 200,
        "content": "## Automatically delete your SPAM emails on frequent basis\n\nThis automation will run repeatedly at a particular time to delete all your SPAM emails\n\n"
      },
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        "content": "## :point_up: UPDATE ME\nSelect when to trigger the workflow"
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  "connections": {
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            "node": "Delete SPAM emails",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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        ]
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    },
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        ]
      ]
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  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• gmailOAuth2

About this workflow

If you hate SPAM emails or don't want to clean them up frequently.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/4285/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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