This workflow follows the Agent → Gmail recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Gmail Newsletter to Notion using n8n",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyHour"
}
]
},
"simple": false,
"filters": {
"labelIds": [
"INBOX"
],
"readStatus": "unread"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
-1040,
-400
],
"id": "0400ee5f-3420-429c-a222-1d3557cc50c8",
"name": "Gmail Trigger",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "markAsRead",
"messageId": "={{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.id }}"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
480,
-400
],
"id": "bc6ceb0a-1f76-4707-9b37-c32713eed825",
"name": "Mark a message as read",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.toolThink",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
-384,
-176
],
"id": "82a507e7-c476-441f-9823-7a432576e108",
"name": "Think"
},
{
"parameters": {
"sessionIdType": "customKey",
"sessionKey": "={{ $json.id }}",
"contextWindowLength": 20
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
-512,
-176
],
"id": "8c60578e-c51c-4f48-94f1-cd9d2fbd0ec4",
"name": "Simple Memory"
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsonSchemaExample": "[\n {\n \"title\": \"3-Step Gmail Filter That Sorts Client Emails Automatically\",\n \"status\": \"Ready\",\n \"type\": \"Article\",\n \"content\": \"Step-by-step guide to setting up Gmail filters that auto-label and prioritize client emails. Eliminates morning inbox triage. Takes 10 minutes to set up.\",\n \"platform\": [\"Blog\", \"LinkedIn\"],\n \"relevance_score\": 8\n },\n {\n \"title\": \"The 5-Minute Daily Review That Stops Leads From Slipping\",\n \"status\": \"Ready\",\n \"type\": \"Social\",\n \"content\": \"A simple end-of-day checklist to ensure no lead goes unfollowed. Works with any CRM or even a spreadsheet. Includes template.\",\n \"platform\": [\"LinkedIn\", \"Twitter\"],\n \"relevance_score\": 9\n },\n {\n \"title\": \"Why Your Content Calendar Fails (And What to Use Instead)\",\n \"status\": \"Ready\",\n \"type\": \"Newsletter\",\n \"content\": \"Most content calendars become guilt lists. This piece shows a simpler batch-and-ship approach that actually gets content published consistently.\",\n \"platform\": [\"Newsletter\", \"Blog\"],\n \"relevance_score\": 7\n }\n]",
"autoFix": true
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
-208,
-176
],
"id": "01835690-1bdf-4a6b-aab1-5023d3b824fa",
"name": "Structured Output Parser"
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4.1-mini"
},
"builtInTools": {},
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
-128,
32
],
"id": "5be25d77-b850-404a-afa6-347bd46e671f",
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"promptType": "define",
"text": "=Here is the input newsletter content:\n\n///\n{{ $json.text }}\n/// ",
"hasOutputParser": true,
"options": {
"systemMessage": "=## Role\n\nYou are a content ideator for GenAI Unplugged. Your job is to analyze incoming newsletters and generate content ideas that align with your brand's mission and resonate with your target audience.\n\n\n## Brand Context\n\n**Who you serve:** solopreneurs, small business owners\n\n**Core problem you solve:** \"Manual Chaos\" - endless busywork that blocks real growth\n\n**What makes you different:** simple AI automation explained in plain English\n\n**Your mission:** helping people build AI systems so they stop being the system\n\n\n## Task\n\n1. Read the newsletter and identify its main topic and angle.\n\n2. Generate 5 content ideas inspired by the newsletter. Each idea should:\n - Solve ONE specific, narrow problem (not broad topics)\n - Offer a tangible outcome the reader can achieve\n - Connect to your audience's real pain points\n\n3. Evaluate each idea against:\n - **Specificity:** Is the problem narrow enough to solve in one piece of content?\n - **Audience fit:** Does this match what your readers actually struggle with?\n - **Brand alignment:** Does this reinforce your mission and positioning?\n\n4. Return the top 2 ideas formatted for your content database.\n\n\n## Output Format\n\nReturn valid JSON array only. No preamble or explanation.\nIf the newsletter lacks substance, return empty array: []\n\nEach idea must include these fields:\n- title: Short headline under 80 characters\n- status: Always \"Ready\" for new ideas\n- type: One of \"Article\", \"Newsletter\", \"Social\"\n- content: 2-3 sentence description of what this piece covers\n- platform: Array of platforms, choose from \"Blog\", \"LinkedIn\", \"Twitter\", \"Newsletter\"\n- relevance_score: 0-10 rating of audience fit"
}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
-480,
-400
],
"id": "e0666f93-7c23-45c5-a19d-31116ccc63ce",
"name": "Generate Content Idea"
},
{
"parameters": {
"fieldToSplitOut": "output",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
32,
-400
],
"id": "e1619721-3522-423c-9ab2-85ff455ba140",
"name": "Split Out"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "databasePage",
"databaseId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "2f39bf06-b501-802d-a7ae-ca89afd3ed51",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "Example Content System",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://www.notion.so/2f39bf06b501802da7aeca89afd3ed51"
},
"title": "={{ $json.title }}",
"propertiesUi": {
"propertyValues": [
{
"key": "=Title|title",
"title": "={{ $json.title }}"
},
{
"key": "=Status|select",
"selectValue": "={{ $json.status }}"
},
{
"key": "=Type|select",
"selectValue": "={{ $json.type }}"
},
{
"key": "=Content|rich_text",
"textContent": "={{ $json.content }}"
},
{
"key": "=Platform|multi_select",
"multiSelectValue": "={{ $json.platform}}"
},
{
"key": "=Created|date",
"includeTime": false,
"date": "={{ $now.format('MMMM dd, yyyy') }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.notion",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
256,
-400
],
"id": "2ca16115-2c3c-4e3e-9e31-f6d906918b9b",
"name": "Create a database page",
"credentials": {
"notionApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.limit",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
-816,
-400
],
"id": "2901e3ad-8408-46ed-a33d-7f9739f853c9",
"name": "Limit"
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4.1-mini"
},
"builtInTools": {},
"options": {
"timeout": 600000
}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
-688,
-176
],
"id": "a2b2229a-011b-465d-8f8b-b38273f826eb",
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model2",
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"triggerAtHour": 8
}
]
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
-1024,
592
],
"id": "57a833ff-7bb5-4a42-8a79-0f45ff003f62",
"name": "Schedule Trigger"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "databasePage",
"operation": "getAll",
"databaseId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "2f39bf06-b501-802d-a7ae-ca89afd3ed51",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "Example Content System",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://www.notion.so/2f39bf06b501802da7aeca89afd3ed51"
},
"limit": 1,
"simple": false,
"filterType": "manual",
"matchType": "allFilters",
"filters": {
"conditions": [
{
"key": "=Status|select",
"condition": "=equals",
"selectValue": "=Ready"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.notion",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
-784,
592
],
"id": "026ed01d-a4c3-4347-83c8-33428ac3b8da",
"name": "Get approved post",
"credentials": {
"notionApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "loose",
"version": 3
},
"conditions": [
{
"leftValue": "={{ $json.properties.Platform.multi_select[0].name }}",
"rightValue": "Blog",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"id": "f08f0bf9-048a-4555-909f-f8b841d3b8cc"
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "Wordpress Blog"
},
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "loose",
"version": 3
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "7eb459d4-a637-47d9-a048-abf3105319fd",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.properties.Platform.multi_select[0].name }}",
"rightValue": "LinkedIn",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "LinkedIn"
},
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "loose",
"version": 3
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "a57fde00-1479-4404-99c4-98876ce1431b",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.properties.Platform.multi_select[0].name }}",
"rightValue": "Twitter",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "Twitter"
}
]
},
"looseTypeValidation": true,
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
-544,
576
],
"id": "65707d9a-d5ee-4a5f-bc11-06d2bdf4fe23",
"name": "Switch"
},
{
"parameters": {
"title": "={{ $('Get approved post').item.json.name }}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wordpress",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
-128,
400
],
"id": "b02ed5f4-549b-492f-8839-ddda1e3e4ed3",
"name": "Create a post",
"credentials": {
"wordpressApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"person": "D8ZaQK8mia",
"text": "={{ $json.properties.Content.rich_text[0].text.content }}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.linkedIn",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
-128,
592
],
"id": "8b5f5e08-09d6-46c1-9f87-2408a9ca48d4",
"name": "Create LinkedIn Post",
"credentials": {
"linkedInOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $json.message.content.thread[0] }}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.twitter",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
-128,
784
],
"id": "4e01576e-b621-4252-9b06-433c2368d18a",
"name": "Create tweet",
"credentials": {
"twitterOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "databasePage",
"operation": "update",
"pageId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "={{ $('Get approved post').item.json.id }}",
"mode": "id"
},
"propertiesUi": {
"propertyValues": [
{
"key": "=Status|select",
"selectValue": "=Published"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.notion",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
224,
592
],
"id": "ffc16bd6-f329-44bf-8080-2ad213c0235c",
"name": "Mark post published in Notion",
"credentials": {
"notionApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "# Example Workflow 1 - Find topic ideas from Newsletters and save them to your content DB in Notion",
"height": 720,
"width": 1840,
"color": 4
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
-1136,
-528
],
"id": "e6db1ee7-ad45-44d4-aca9-a1be8aa36afe",
"name": "Sticky Note"
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "# Example Workflow 2 - Distribute finalized posts/content to social media, newsletter and wordpress blog",
"height": 656,
"width": 1840,
"color": 4
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
-1136,
304
],
"id": "2bb9b270-cb05-4c5e-b489-6a395fb87972",
"name": "Sticky Note1"
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "# About the Author\n\n## Dheeraj Sharma\n\ud83d\udcf0 [Subscribe to my newsletter on Substack](https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/)\n\nI teach solopreneurs to build AI systems that grow revenue without growing workload. Plain English tutorials on n8n, AI agents, and automation. No jargon. No fluff. Just what works.\n\n\u25b6\ufe0f [Check my **FREE** Zero to Hero n8n AI Automation Course](https://www.youtube.com/@genaiunplugged)\n\ud83d\udcde [Connect with me over LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dheerajsharma14/)\n\n",
"height": 416,
"width": 580,
"color": 2
},
"id": "1c366fca-d4a1-405a-8846-4c5804f5c758",
"name": "Sticky Note11",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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80
],
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Think": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Content Idea",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Simple Memory": {
"ai_memory": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Content Idea",
"type": "ai_memory",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Structured Output Parser": {
"ai_outputParser": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Content Idea",
"type": "ai_outputParser",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Structured Output Parser",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Content Idea": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create a database page",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create a database page": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Mark a message as read",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Gmail Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Limit",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Limit": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Content Idea",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model2": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Content Idea",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get approved post",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get approved post": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Switch": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create a post",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Create LinkedIn Post",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Create tweet",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create a post": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Mark post published in Notion",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create LinkedIn Post": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Mark post published in Notion",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create tweet": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Mark post published in Notion",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"availableInMCP": false
},
"versionId": "6ab0fa21-2324-4177-abdd-0a2e0da373df",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "4ZU6mOwHQ_K3RPCBAB3y_",
"tags": []
}
Credentials you'll need
Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.
gmailOAuth2linkedInOAuth2ApinotionApiopenAiApitwitterOAuth2ApiwordpressApi
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About this workflow
Gmail Newsletter to Notion using n8n. Uses gmailTrigger, gmail, toolThink, memoryBufferWindow. Event-driven trigger; 21 nodes.
Source: https://gist.github.com/genaiunplugged14/241cc8ba54461d5874d51dc71c18bd40 — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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