Christian Moises This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #7553 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Gmail recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "9cd65245-e711-4f03-b678-9594d0f35b2f",
"name": "Gmail Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
"position": [
-1136,
16
],
"parameters": {
"simple": false,
"filters": {},
"options": {},
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "cb59304f-46f2-4f7b-821e-9681137da80b",
"name": "Classification Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textClassifier",
"position": [
-832,
-32
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"multiClass": true,
"systemPromptTemplate": "Please classify the text provided by the user into one of the following categories: {categories}, and use the provided formatting instructions below. Don't explain, and only output the json."
},
"inputText": "=Email: {{ $json.from.value[0].address }}\nName: {{ $json.from.value[0].name }}\nSubject: {{ $json.subject }}\nBody: {{ $json.text}}",
"categories": {
"categories": [
{
"category": "High Priority",
"description": "Emails requiring immediate attention or action, typically from key stakeholders, clients, or decision-makers. These emails often contain time-sensitive requests, deadlines, or escalated issues. Keywords: urgent, ASAP, immediate, deadline, action required, high priority"
},
{
"category": "Work Related",
"description": "Anything related to my Work. Keyword: Work {Add more relevant work details here}"
},
{
"category": "Promotion",
"description": "Anything related to updating on promotions. Keywords: newsletter, promotion, offer, sale, campaign, marketing, launch"
},
{
"category": "Other",
"description": "If you don't know what category is this email."
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "95600e56-c8b2-402c-b769-fe7724bbf5a6",
"name": "AI Agent1",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
-448,
176
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=You are a notification assistant. When an email is received, generate a short, casual, and direct notification about it.\nCATEGORY: {{ $json.labelIds[0] }}\nFrom: {{ $json.from.value[0].address || $json.from.value[0].name}} \n\nSubject: {{ $json.subject }}\nBody: {{ $json.text }}\n\n",
"options": {},
"promptType": "define"
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "3c04b2db-d9a4-401c-8e38-a7d3b92665fe",
"name": "Send a text message",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
-64,
176
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $json.output }}",
"chatId": "{input your telegram id here}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "d2834e35-4d72-47bb-95fb-8cb082993833",
"name": "High Priority",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
-416,
-96
],
"parameters": {
"labelIds": [
"YELLOW_STAR",
"IMPORTANT"
],
"messageId": "={{ $json.id }}",
"operation": "addLabels"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "157490fb-6cfc-4ec9-a8d6-dc8a20358e47",
"name": "Work Related",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
-240,
-96
],
"parameters": {
"labelIds": [
"Label_1704671+1234567890"
],
"messageId": "={{ $json.id }}",
"operation": "addLabels"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "eed9519c-a572-4e60-bafb-80a53c054e07",
"name": "Promotions",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
-80,
-96
],
"parameters": {
"labelIds": [
"Label_2537748930215029681"
],
"messageId": "={{ $json.id }}",
"operation": "addLabels"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "9691763a-2a82-41ce-9a3a-2589c5779085",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-480,
-288
],
"parameters": {
"width": 816,
"height": 352,
"content": "## Gmail Label\nThis node is responsible for actually labeling your email.\nYou may add 2 labels in one classification but for this template, I did a 1 Classification, 1 Label\n\n## NOTE:\nMake sure the label name you'll add in your label node is already existing in your gmail account otherwise it won't work."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "726fc541-0729-4017-ae3f-75bc6e14c3da",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-480,
64
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 816,
"height": 320,
"content": "## Telegram Message\n- Create a bot on @botfather telegram and use that as a credential.\n- Set the chat ID as your chatID so it would message you."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f52fa480-449f-44a2-afcb-922fbd0ce2d2",
"name": "4o-mini",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
-448,
272
],
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4o-mini",
"cachedResultName": "gpt-4o-mini"
},
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "207cff11-d136-4c15-a1ab-df29f17abe64",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-928,
-144
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 432,
"height": 448,
"content": "## AI Classification\nYou may Customize the Categories based on the Emails you want to be labeled."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "30139756-7d33-4d69-be06-9f509df104e5",
"name": "4o- mini",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
-832,
160
],
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4o-mini",
"cachedResultName": "gpt-4o-mini"
},
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "5b87419b-7ee3-4942-939b-5cd16550a997",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-1232,
-112
],
"parameters": {
"width": 304,
"height": 336,
"content": "# Mail Listener\nThis node listens for new emails every minute, you may change the polling time"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"4o-mini": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent1",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"4o- mini": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Classification Agent",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"AI Agent1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send a text message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Gmail Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Classification Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Classification Agent": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "High Priority",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "AI Agent1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Work Related",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "AI Agent1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Promotions",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "AI Agent1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2openAiApitelegramApi
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About this workflow
Since Gmail inboxes can quickly become cluttered, this workflow provides an automated AI-based email classification system. It listens for new emails, categorizes them using an AI classifier, applies Gmail labels, and sends you a Telegram notification with a quick summary.
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