Gmail to Telegram: Forward Filtered Notifications

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "AvXlqUiuc1qJSwxf",
  "name": "Forward Filtered Gmail Notifications to Telegram Chat",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "99441348-1d5d-459f-961f-48bd593144f2",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -60,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 1000,
        "height": 300,
        "content": "# Forward Filtered Gmail Notifications to Telegram Chat\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "eadf565c-e753-4682-a8c2-6bc630a30a27",
      "name": "Sticky Note1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -60,
        320
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 1000,
        "height": 200,
        "content": "## Description :\n### This n8n workflow automatically forwards incoming Gmail emails to a Telegram chat only if the email subject contains specific keywords (like \"Urgent\" or \"Server Down\"). The workflow extracts key details such as the sender, subject, and message body, and sends them as a formatted message to a specified Telegram chat. This is useful for real-time notifications, security alerts, or monitoring important emails directly from Telegram \u2014 filtering out unnecessary emails."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "bb2a78d7-91ba-4e8c-a9f1-af270a50bd8f",
      "name": "Incoming Email Monitor",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
      "position": [
        20,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "filters": {},
        "pollTimes": {
          "item": [
            {
              "mode": "everyMinute"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "notesInFlow": false,
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "addffc7b-ef58-4fb5-9275-3db6fd84f4c0",
      "name": "Email Validation Check",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        340,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "ignoreCase": false
        },
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "version": 2,
            "leftValue": "",
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "loose"
          },
          "combinator": "or",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "2496d01f-dbd5-4e23-84c3-f78decb87697",
              "operator": {
                "type": "string",
                "operation": "contains"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.Subject }}",
              "rightValue": "Urgent"
            },
            {
              "id": "274e9e05-5c74-487e-851d-0ca62210cb99",
              "operator": {
                "name": "filter.operator.equals",
                "type": "string",
                "operation": "equals"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.Subject }}",
              "rightValue": "Server Down"
            }
          ]
        },
        "looseTypeValidation": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.2
    },
    {
      "id": "e87d46b6-efc6-466f-a708-bfbf34bf001b",
      "name": "Send Telegram Message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "position": [
        700,
        80
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "=From : {{ $json.From }}\nSubject :{{ $json.Subject }}\nMessage : {{ $json.snippet }}\n",
        "additionalFields": {
          "appendAttribution": false
        }
      },
      "notesInFlow": false,
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "caf5eedb-4c6b-4bfa-9a0a-2d868291a83c",
  "connections": {
    "Email Validation Check": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Telegram Message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Incoming Email Monitor": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Email Validation Check",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• gmailOAuth2

About this workflow

Forward Filtered Gmail Notifications to Telegram Chat. Uses stickyNote, gmailTrigger, telegram. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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