Gmail Alerts to Telegram with OpenAI

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  "name": "\ud83d\udca5 AI Email Assistant: Get Actionable Gmail Alerts on Telegram",
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        "content": "# \ud83d\udcec AI Email Assistant: Get Actionable Gmail Alerts on Telegram\n\n**Flux:** Schedule (3x/jour) \u2192 Gmail \u2192 AI Analysis \u2192 Telegram\n\n### Who is this for?\nThis template is designed for **busy professionals, founders, freelancers, and support teams** who want to stay on top of important emails without constantly checking Gmail. It\u2019s ideal for anyone who needs **instant, actionable notifications** directly on Telegram.\n\n### What problem is this workflow solving? / Use case\nImportant emails often get buried under newsletters, promotions, and low-priority messages. Constantly refreshing Gmail wastes time and breaks focus.  \n\nThis workflow acts as an **AI-powered email filter and alert system**. It monitors your inbox, analyzes incoming messages, and sends only **relevant, actionable summaries** to Telegram \u2014 so you can react quickly without inbox overload.\n\n"
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        "content": "### What this workflow does\n- Monitors your **Gmail inbox** for new emails.\n- Uses **AI (OpenAI)** to analyze and classify each email.\n- Extracts key information such as:\n  - Urgency level  \n  - Required action  \n  - Summary of the message  \n- Sends a structured, concise alert to **Telegram**.\n- Optionally highlights emails that require:\n  - Immediate reply  \n  - Payment confirmation  \n  - Meeting scheduling  \n  - Client follow-up  \n\nThe result: you receive **smart, decision-ready notifications** instead of raw email forwards.\n\n### Setup\n1. **Import the workflow** into your n8n instance.  \n2. **Connect Gmail credentials**\n   - Add your Google account in n8n.\n   - Grant permission to read your inbox.\n   - Select the mailbox/folder you want to monitor.\n3. **Set up OpenAI credentials**\n   - Add your OpenAI API key in n8n.\n   - Ensure billing is active.\n4. **Connect Telegram**\n   - Create a Telegram bot via @BotFather.\n   - Copy the bot token into n8n.\n   - Add your Chat ID (or group ID) where alerts should be sent."
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      "typeVersion": 1
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      "typeVersion": 1.2
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    {
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      "name": "Gmail \u2013 Fetch Unread Emails",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "limit": 30,
        "filters": {
          "labelIds": "={{ [\"INBOX\"] }}",
          "readStatus": "unread",
          "receivedAfter": "={{ new Date(Date.now() - 8*60*60*1000).toISOString() }}"
        },
        "operation": "getAll"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "has-messages",
              "operator": {
                "type": "number",
                "operation": "gt"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ .all().length }}",
              "rightValue": 0
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Pr\u00e9parer les emails pour l'analyse AI\nconst emails = .all().map(item => {\n  const d = item.json;\n  return {\n    id: d.id,\n    from: d.from?.text || d.from || 'Unknown',\n    subject: d.subject || '(sans objet)',\n    date: d.date || d.internalDate || '',\n    snippet: (d.snippet || d.textPlain || d.text || '').substring(0, 500),\n    labelIds: d.labelIds || []\n  };\n});\n\nreturn [{ json: { emails: emails, emailList: JSON.stringify(emails, null, 2) } }];"
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      "parameters": {
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          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gpt-4o-mini",
          "cachedResultName": "GPT-4O-MINI"
        },
        "options": {
          "temperature": 0.3
        },
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            {
              "role": "system",
              "content": "=You are an email assistant. You are given a list of emails. For each email, you must:\n\nDetermine whether it requires a personal reply (exclude newsletters, automated notifications, spam, marketing emails, and social network notifications).\n\nIf it requires a reply, generate a short summary (maximum 2\u20133 lines).\n\nRespond ONLY with valid JSON.\nDo NOT use markdown or any additional text.\n\n{\n  \"emails\": [\n    {\n      \"from\": \"...\",\n      \"subject\": \"...\",\n      \"needs_reply\": true,\n      \"summary\": \"...\",\n      \"priority\": \"high/medium/low\"\n    }\n  ]\n}"
            },
            {
              "content": "=Here are the emails to analyze:\n\n{{ .emailList }}"
            }
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        }
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      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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      "typeVersion": 1.8
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      "name": "Format Telegram Alert",
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Parser la r\u00e9ponse AI et filtrer les emails n\u00e9cessitant une r\u00e9ponse\nlet content = .first().json.message?.content || .first().json.choices?.[0]?.message?.content || .first().json.text || JSON.stringify(.first().json);\n\n// Nettoyer le contenu (enlever markdown si pr\u00e9sent)\ncontent = content.replace(/\\n?/g, '').trim();\n\nlet parsed;\ntry {\n  parsed = JSON.parse(content);\n} catch(e) {\n  // Fallback: essayer d'extraire le JSON\n  const match = content.match(/\\{[\\s\\S]*\\}/);\n  parsed = match ? JSON.parse(match[0]) : { emails: [] };\n}\n\nconst needsReply = (parsed.emails || []).filter(e => e.needs_reply);\n\nif (needsReply.length === 0) {\n  return [{ json: { hasEmails: false, message: 'Aucun email n\u00e9cessitant une r\u00e9ponse.' } }];\n}\n\n// Construire le message Telegram\nconst priorityEmoji = { haute: '\ud83d\udd34', moyenne: '\ud83d\udfe1', basse: '\ud83d\udfe2' };\nlet msg = '\ud83d\udcec **Emails n\u00e9cessitant ta r\u00e9ponse:**\\n\\n';\n\nneedsReply.forEach((e, i) => {\n  const emoji = priorityEmoji[e.priority] || '\u26aa';\n  msg += \\;\n  msg += \\;\n  msg += \\;\n});\n\nmsg += \\;\n\nreturn [{ json: { hasEmails: true, telegramMessage: msg, count: needsReply.length } }];"
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            {
              "id": "has-actionable",
              "operator": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "operation": "equals"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ .hasEmails }}",
              "rightValue": true
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    {
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      "name": "Telegram \u2013 Send Smart Summary",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "text": "={{ .telegramMessage }}",
        "chatId": "YOUR CHAT ID",
        "additionalFields": {
          "parse_mode": "Markdown"
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      },
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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  "settings": {
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    "Prepare Email Data": {
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        ]
      ]
    },
    "Unread Emails Found?": {
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}

Credentials you'll need

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• gmailOAuth2
• openAiApi
• telegramApi

About this workflow

This template is designed for busy professionals, founders, freelancers, and support teams who want to stay on top of important emails without constantly checking Gmail. It’s ideal for anyone who needs instant, actionable notifications directly on Telegram.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/13766/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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