Lucía Maio Brioso This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4245 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Gmail Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"name": "\ud83d\udce8 Send AI summaries of incoming emails from Gmail to Telegram",
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"value": "={{ $json.summary_language }}"
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"name": "from",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.from?.text || $json.from?.value?.[0]?.address || 'Unknown sender' }}"
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"name": "subject",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.subject }}"
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"name": "message",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.html || $json.text || 'No message content available' }}"
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"name": "<your credential>"
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"value": "english"
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"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4o-mini"
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"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
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"id": "8823b3ab-4e9b-4be6-bf6c-9772f1fcd17e",
"name": "Send summary to Telegram",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $json.output }}",
"chatId": "SAMPLE CHAT ID - CHANGE IT",
"additionalFields": {
"parse_mode": "Markdown",
"appendAttribution": false
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"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
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"parameters": {
"text": "=Summarize the following email in this language: {{ $json.summary_language }}\n\nFrom: {{ $json.from }}\nSubject: {{ $json.subject }}\n\n{{ $json.message }}",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "You summarize emails in a short, natural, and informal way. Use a casual tone, like you're talking to a friend. Always write in the language specified by the user. Include who sent the email, what it\u2019s about, the most relevant details (like purchase info, prices, discounts, dates, or refund conditions), and ignore anything redundant or overly formal. Avoid robotic language, lists, or instructions like \u201ckeep this email.\u201d Just say what matters."
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"waitBetweenTries": 3000
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"content": "## \ud83d\udce8 Send AI summaries of incoming emails from Gmail to Telegram\n\n### \u2139\ufe0f ABOUT THIS WORKFLOW\nThis workflow will send you AI-generated summaries of all your Gmail incoming emails to Telegram.\n\n### \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f SETUP\n1. Create credentials for Gmail, Telegram, and OpenAI.\n2. Add the Gmail credential to the Gmail node.\n3. Add the OpenAI credential to the OpenAI Model node.\n4. Add the Telegram credential to the Telegram node.\n5. Set your Chat ID in the Telegram node; you can find it out by using Telegram's get ID bot.\n\n### \ud83c\udfa8 CUSTOMIZING THE SUMMARIES\nYou can customize the generated summaries by:\n- Changing the language in the \"Set summary language\" node. You can type anything you want here, you can even specify a specific zone dialect.\n- Modifying the prompts (in the \"Summary generation agent\" node)\n- Selecting another model (in the \"OpenAI Model\" node)\n- You can also replace the \"OpenAI Model\" node with another provider, such as Anthropic or DeepSeek."
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{
"node": "Set summary language",
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}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2openAiApitelegramApi
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About this workflow
This workflow is for anyone who receives too many emails and wants to stay informed without drowning in their inbox.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/4245/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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