Daily Auto-archive for Gmail Messages

The workflow JSON

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{
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "61682ff7-397d-4ecb-a98f-91d45d5a07a1",
      "name": "Daily Trigger at 4AM",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        -140,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "triggerAtHour": 4
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "84a83cf9-63fc-40cf-bfa6-bc01ad67b3b7",
      "name": "Fetch Gmail Inbox Emails",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "position": [
        80,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "filters": {
          "labelIds": "={{ [\"INBOX\"] }}",
          "receivedBefore": "={{ new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString() }}"
        },
        "operation": "getAll",
        "returnAll": true
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "29939c36-30d1-499a-9c1b-9d3e4c4c9ba5",
      "name": "Split Each Email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
      "position": [
        300,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "fieldToSplitOut": "id"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "316ad247-78c2-4fbb-b420-94bb8fb354f3",
      "name": "Archive Message (Remove INBOX Label)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "position": [
        520,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "labelIds": [
          "INBOX"
        ],
        "messageId": "={{ $json.id }}",
        "operation": "removeLabels"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Split Each Email": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Archive Message (Remove INBOX Label)",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Daily Trigger at 4AM": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Fetch Gmail Inbox Emails",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Fetch Gmail Inbox Emails": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Split Each Email",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Archive Message (Remove INBOX Label)": {
      "main": [
        []
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• gmailOAuth2

About this workflow

Professionals, solopreneurs, or productivity enthusiasts who want to keep their Gmail inbox clean and organized without manual effort.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/4679/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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