Gmail Search

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "Gmail-Search",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "httpMethod": "POST",
        "path": "gmail-search",
        "responseMode": "lastNode",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "search-webhook-001",
      "name": "Webhook Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const p = $input.first().json;\nlet q = [];\nif (p.sender) q.push('from:' + p.sender);\nif (p.keyword) q.push(p.keyword);\nif (p.label) q.push('label:' + p.label);\nif (p.is_unread === true) q.push('is:unread');\nif (p.has_attachment === true) q.push('has:attachment');\nif (p.date_from) q.push('after:' + p.date_from);\nif (p.date_to) q.push('before:' + p.date_to);\nif (p.subject) q.push('subject:' + p.subject);\nconst searchQuery = q.join(' ') || 'in:inbox';\nreturn [{ json: { search_query: searchQuery, limit: p.limit || 20 } }];"
      },
      "id": "search-buildquery-001",
      "name": "Build Search Query",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "message",
        "operation": "getAll",
        "returnAll": false,
        "limit": "={{ $json.limit }}",
        "filters": {
          "q": "={{ $json.search_query }}"
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "search-gmail-001",
      "name": "Gmail Search",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "typeVersion": 2.1,
      "position": [
        680,
        300
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const results = $input.all().map(item => {\n  const j = item.json;\n  const headers = j.payload?.headers || [];\n  const getHeader = (name) => {\n    const h = headers.find(h => h.name.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase());\n    return h ? h.value : '';\n  };\n  return {\n    json: {\n      message_id: j.id || '',\n      thread_id: j.threadId || '',\n      sender: getHeader('From'),\n      subject: getHeader('Subject'),\n      snippet: j.snippet || '',\n      date: getHeader('Date'),\n      labels: (j.labelIds || []).join(','),\n      is_unread: (j.labelIds || []).includes('UNREAD'),\n      has_attachments: (j.payload?.parts || []).some(p => p.filename && p.filename.length > 0)\n    }\n  };\n});\nreturn results.length > 0 ? results : [{ json: { message: 'No results found' } }];"
      },
      "id": "search-normalize-001",
      "name": "Normalize Output",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        900,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "respondWith": "json",
        "responseBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ ok: true, count: $input.all().length, results: $input.all().map(i => i.json) }) }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "search-respond-001",
      "name": "Respond",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [
        1120,
        300
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Webhook Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Build Search Query",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Build Search Query": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Gmail Search",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Gmail Search": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Normalize Output",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Normalize Output": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Respond",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1",
    "saveManualExecutions": true,
    "saveExecutionProgress": true
  },
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": false,
    "description": "Gmail Search sub-workflow: webhook-triggered search with normalized output."
  },
  "tags": []
}

Credentials you'll need

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• gmailOAuth2

About this workflow

Gmail-Search. Uses gmail. Webhook trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/gelson12/super-agent/blob/be2fc04ab758f1c8f3cf0702604ae85cd5dbebb7/n8n/gmail_search.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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