Manual Gmail Email Deletion Workflow

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -40,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Gmail",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "position": [
        150,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "message",
        "operation": "getAll",
        "returnAll": true,
        "additionalFields": {
          "q": "-in:chats unsubscribe -license -key -password",
          "format": "ids"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Delete Old Gmail",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "position": [
        500,
        410
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "message",
        "messageId": "={{$json[\"id\"]}}",
        "operation": "delete"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "SplitInBatches",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
      "position": [
        310,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "batchSize": 100
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Gmail": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "SplitInBatches",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "SplitInBatches": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Delete Old Gmail",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Delete Old Gmail": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "SplitInBatches",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Gmail",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• gmailOAuth2

About this workflow

Manual Gmail. Uses manualTrigger, gmail, splitInBatches. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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