This workflow follows the Error Trigger → Gmail recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "vnhhf9aNsw0kzdBV",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "CV Evaluation - Error Handling",
"tags": [
{
"id": "GLfSiUrpHvSix03S",
"name": "Error Handling",
"createdAt": "2025-03-03T17:54:29.858Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-03-03T17:54:29.858Z"
}
],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "e2fd6e88-ae06-48ea-a73f-8e523b747a33",
"name": "Error Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
"position": [
-40,
180
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6b75ee9b-4540-4199-a393-c3e2583fd6bb",
"name": "Gmail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
1360,
160
],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "={{ $json.config.emailing.sendTo }}",
"message": "=<p>Workflow <a href=\"{{ $json.workflow.url }}\">{{ $json.workflow.id }}</a> ({{ $json.workflow.name }})<br/>\nhas triggered the error handling workflow <a href=\"{{ $json.errorHandlingWorkflow.url }}\">{{ $json.errorHandlingWorkflow.id }}</a> ({{ $json.errorHandlingWorkflow.name }})<br/>\nwith the error details below.</p>\n{{ $json.html }}\n<h2>Error handling JSON (complete error handling data)</h2>\n<pre>\n{{ JSON.stringify({\n execution: $json.execution,\n trigger: $json.trigger,\n workflow: $json.workflow,\n errorHandlingWorkflow: $json.errorHandlingWorkflow,\n}, null, 2) }}\n</pre>",
"options": {
"senderName": "={{ $json.config.emailing.senderName }}"
},
"subject": "=Workflow {{ $json.workflow.id }} ({{ $json.workflow.name }}) {{ $json.workflow.isExecutionError ? \"execution error\" : \"trigger failure\" }}: {{ $json.execution.error.message || $json.trigger.error.message }}"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "2a3fd36f-a04b-4b43-bc5a-ac9d18adea82",
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
1160,
160
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {},
"combineBy": "combineByPosition"
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "b93cf843-42a2-4f64-873a-afdef2451934",
"name": "Config",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
120,
180
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"dotNotation": true
},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "53ac5417-db98-41e5-bc6d-acb6dd1fec42",
"name": "config.appUrl",
"type": "string",
"value": "https://YourAccountName.app.n8n.cloud/"
},
{
"id": "0f85c65a-80bb-4977-90b9-1b4e741b5f70",
"name": "config.emailing.sendTo",
"type": "string",
"value": "recipient@gmail.com"
},
{
"id": "138c091f-7cd4-453a-9c75-5d193b617a39",
"name": "config.emailing.senderName",
"type": "string",
"value": "Marvin the Yeoman Warder"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "5da22c60-fa54-4ddf-add8-f2b26610ef92",
"name": "Constants",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
280,
180
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"dotNotation": true
},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "d69f8081-b58c-4283-a424-a2804c51258a",
"name": "workflow.url",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.config.appUrl + \"workflow/\" + $json.workflow.id }}"
},
{
"id": "735040f7-8f6e-4bda-a1be-e7784132ead8",
"name": "workflow.isExecutionError",
"type": "boolean",
"value": "={{ Boolean($json.execution) }}"
},
{
"id": "9206cdcc-4387-47e9-902e-f7d6b1f6893f",
"name": "errorHandlingWorkflow.id",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $workflow.id }}"
},
{
"id": "21de1fda-f4e4-4aef-afee-e3d7e6635f42",
"name": "errorHandlingWorkflow.name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $workflow.name }}"
},
{
"id": "651ff8f3-be7b-4990-8248-38383f6d5f6a",
"name": "errorHandlingWorkflow.url",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.config.appUrl + \"workflow/\" + $workflow.id }}"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "a3e45087-e799-4b1b-b420-8d106bdd6daf",
"name": "If",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
460,
40
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "a757d78d-799b-401b-8c01-3103fddfe757",
"operator": {
"type": "boolean",
"operation": "true",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.workflow.isExecutionError }}",
"rightValue": "={{ true }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "249a330d-1e9f-412c-a067-c96fbbcd1e6f",
"name": "HTML for Execution Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
"position": [
660,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"html": "<h2>Execution details</h2>\n<p>See execution details at <a href=\"{{ $json.execution.url }}\">{{ $json.execution.url }}</a></p>\n<p>Execution id: {{ $json.execution.id }}</p>\n<p>retryOf: {{ $json.execution.retryOf }}</p>\n<p>lastNodeExecuted: {{ $json.execution.lastNodeExecuted }}</p>\n<p>mode: {{ $json.execution.mode }}</p>\n<p>Message: {{ $json.execution.error.message }}</p>\n<h3>Stack trace</h3>\n<pre>\n{{ $json.execution.error.stack }}\n</pre>"
},
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "cc9e2e40-7858-4d86-bfda-65b4ad9f6ada",
"name": "HTML for Trigger Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
"position": [
660,
40
],
"parameters": {
"html": "<h2>Trigger failure details</h2>\n<p>A trigger on main workflow has thrown an error.</p>\n<h3>Mode</h3>\n<p>{{ $json.trigger.mode }}</p>\n<h3>Error</h3>\n<p>Message: {{ $json.trigger.error.message }}</p>\n<p>DateTime: {{ DateTime.fromMillis($json.trigger.error.timestamp) }}</p>\n<p>Name: {{ $json.trigger.error.name }}</p>\n<p>Description: {{ $json.trigger.error.description }}</p>\n<p>Context:<br/>\n<pre>{{ JSON.stringify($json.trigger.error.context, null, 2) }}</pre></p>\n\n<h3>Cause</h3>\n<p>Message: {{ $json.trigger.error.cause.message }}</p>\n<p>Name: {{ $json.trigger.error.cause.name }}</p>\n<p>Code:{{ $json.trigger.error.cause.code }} </p>\n<p>Status: {{ $json.trigger.error.cause.status }}</p>\n<h3>Stack trace</h3>\n<pre>\n{{ $json.trigger.error.cause.stack }}\n</pre>"
},
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "865dc047-69fc-4409-888b-701468746945",
"name": "KeepEitherOfHTMLs",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
900,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {
"includeUnpaired": true
},
"combineBy": "combineByPosition"
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "4d975de4-b458-43ac-9bfd-d6ab8205dc9a",
"name": "Code",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
100,
480
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "e85a2fd7-eaff-4390-93ed-27c038aab890",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
60,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 220,
"height": 380,
"content": "## Config\n\nDefine\n- your n8n app base url\n- notifications recipient email \n- sender name"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "efedfd1a-8e4f-44cb-aa0b-e10608f2328d",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
60,
-1000
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 1060,
"height": 820,
"content": "## Send email via Gmail on workflow error (execution and trigger-level errors)\n\nThis error handling workflow sends an email via Gmail on workflow errors with details.\n\nIt extends https://n8n.io/workflows/696-send-email-via-gmail-on-workflow-error/ by adding functionality covering also trigger-level errors.\n\n\n---\n\n### Features\n- Get notifications on both main workflow trigger and execution time errors.\n- Subject line will have the failed workflow id, name, error source (execution or trigger), error message.\n- Body will contain links to both failed and error handling workflows as well as execution or trigger error details.\n- Body will also contain a machine readable and enriched JSON from **`Error Trigger`** describing the error.\n\nUse this **error handling workflow** for as many workflows as you wish.\n\n\n---\n\n### Configiration\n- Copy this workflow to your workspace and, optionally, move it under the project that contains your main workflow\n- In this **error handling workflow** settings, set **This workflow can be called by** as appropriate\n- In **`Config`** node, define your app url, notifications recipient email, and sender name (useful to build filters in your inbox)\n- In **`Gmail`** node, create and select **credentials**\n- In your **main workflow** settings, pick this error handling workflow in the **Error Workflow** field ([How to...](https://docs.n8n.io/flow-logic/error-handling/#create-and-set-an-error-workflow))\n\n\n---\n\n### Related resources\n- [n8n Error Trigger](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.errortrigger/) documentation.\n\n\n---\n\n### Author\n- Reach out [Olek](https://community.n8n.io/u/olek/summary) on community.n8n.io\n- [Olek](https://n8n.io/creators/olek/) on n8n creators hub"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "98d42327-3d06-4fc0-a31c-64114ae5cfc2",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1300,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"height": 380,
"content": "## Gmail credentials\nSetup your Gmail account credentials here."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "aef68c1b-3efa-4f48-97ba-23c686cb7683",
"connections": {
"If": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTML for Execution Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "HTML for Trigger Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Gmail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Config": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Constants",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Constants": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
},
{
"node": "If",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Error Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Config",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"KeepEitherOfHTMLs": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"HTML for Trigger Error": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "KeepEitherOfHTMLs",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"HTML for Execution Error": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "KeepEitherOfHTMLs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2
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How this works
This workflow ensures that CV evaluation processes remain uninterrupted by automatically detecting and notifying you of errors via email, allowing quick recovery without manual oversight. It's ideal for recruiters or HR professionals handling high volumes of applicant data who rely on automated systems but need reliable alerts for issues like failed data extractions or integration glitches. The key step involves the error trigger capturing failures from upstream tasks, followed by conditional logic that crafts and sends tailored HTML-formatted emails through Gmail, distinguishing between execution and trigger errors for precise troubleshooting.
Use this workflow in event-driven CV screening setups where error notifications must be immediate and informative, such as integrating with applicant tracking systems. Avoid it for simple, low-stakes automations without complex dependencies, or when real-time alerts via other channels like Slack suffice. Common variations include swapping Gmail for Microsoft Outlook emails or adding a sticky note node to log errors for later review.
About this workflow
CV Evaluation - Error Handling. Uses errorTrigger, gmail, html, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 13 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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