This workflow follows the Gmail → Gmail Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "gestionaArchivosMailAbjuntos",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"hour": 12
}
]
},
"simple": false,
"filters": {},
"options": {
"dataPropertyAttachmentsPrefixName": "attachment_",
"downloadAttachments": true
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
-528,
-240
],
"id": "0691c162-529f-4bf2-bded-a12b23c0046f",
"name": "Gmail Trigger",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Procesa TODOS los attachments del email\nconst newItems = [];\n\nfor (const item of items) {\n const binaries = item.binary || {};\n\n // Recorre cada archivo binario\n for (const [key, binaryData] of Object.entries(binaries)) {\n if (key.startsWith('attachment')) {\n // Crea un nuevo item por cada attachment\n newItems.push({\n json: {\n fileName: binaryData.fileName,\n mimeType: binaryData.mimeType,\n emailSubject: item.json.subject,\n emailFrom: item.json.from?.address || item.json.from,\n emailDate: item.json.date,\n },\n binary: { attachment: binaryData },\n });\n }\n }\n}\n\nreturn newItems;"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
-48,
-240
],
"id": "5c1caf4a-f1e5-403b-bd5a-1525caef8a48",
"name": "Code in JavaScript"
},
{
"parameters": {
"inputDataFieldName": "attachment",
"name": "={{ $json.emailDate }} - {{ $json.fileName }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "1CoPpquW-pJhVWXcI0BMtpcfr5Fqf9LEW",
"mode": "id"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
432,
-144
],
"id": "44ff0661-1f64-4965-8a9a-6c40411ccb97",
"name": "imgArchivos",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"inputDataFieldName": "attachment",
"name": "={{ $json.emailDate }} - {{ $json.fileName }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "1EECN7yE1ZihB5nVtE-gCc5L4KQIo8JQg",
"mode": "id"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
432,
-336
],
"id": "e5319f44-0362-4bbd-9291-3833c7b897e0",
"name": "pdfArchivos",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 3
},
"conditions": [
{
"leftValue": "={{ $json.mimeType }}",
"rightValue": "application/pdf",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"id": "d8d3619c-c8cf-4ab9-82dc-6a25062f4655"
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "PDF"
},
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 3
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "05e55cec-408c-4745-a62c-45adaeec8832",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.mimeType }}",
"rightValue": "image/png",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals",
"name": "filter.operator.equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "PNG"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
176,
-240
],
"id": "904a346a-c6e2-4aac-b37b-117b5d680e26",
"name": "Switch"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "getAll",
"limit": 10,
"simple": false,
"filters": {},
"options": {
"dataPropertyAttachmentsPrefixName": "attachment_",
"downloadAttachments": true
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
-288,
-240
],
"id": "0f94f63f-256d-4c94-b805-e12c73f77cd3",
"name": "Get many messages",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
}
],
"connections": {
"Gmail Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get many messages",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Code in JavaScript": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Switch": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "pdfArchivos",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "imgArchivos",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get many messages": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Code in JavaScript",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"binaryMode": "separate"
},
"versionId": "74e78310-998b-4439-b7c2-f63f0f56f164",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "zLMmFqbOqjkyf6e4",
"tags": []
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2googleDriveOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
gestionaArchivosMailAbjuntos. Uses gmailTrigger, googleDrive, gmail. Event-driven trigger; 6 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/moleculax/gestionaArchivosMailAbjuntos/blob/main/gestionaArchivosMailAbjuntos.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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