This workflow follows the Gmail → RSS Feed Read recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "Glb4VNoQI44GT0p9",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "My workflow 4",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "909a08a4-4cec-4987-9379-d4cdc2d92a53",
"name": "RSS Feed: Times of India",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead",
"position": [
680,
240
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rssfeeds/-2128936835.cms",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "471cc8ab-0074-4e25-b952-1899574398a9",
"name": "Gmail: Fetch Emails",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
700,
440
],
"parameters": {
"filters": {},
"operation": "getAll"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "07a33739-0181-4ead-87bd-c1f0c3fc4999",
"name": "TodoList: Fetch Tasks",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.todoist",
"position": [
700,
620
],
"parameters": {
"limit": 5,
"filters": {},
"operation": "getAll"
},
"credentials": {
"todoistApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "af295aad-f7e7-4d38-80e5-b79b79637b5f",
"name": "Format Digest: Merge & Style Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1280,
440
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const newsItems = $input.all().map(item => item.json);\nconst emails = $(\"Gmail: Fetch Emails\").all().map(item => item.json);\nconst tasks = $(\"TodoList: Fetch Tasks\").all().map(item => item.json);\n\n// Select top 5 items from each\nconst topNews = newsItems.slice(0, 5).map(item => ({\n title: item.title,\n link: item.link\n}));\n\nconst latestEmails = emails.slice(0, 5).map(item => ({\n subject: item.Subject,\n snippet: item.snippet\n}));\n\nconst topTasks = tasks.slice(0, 5).map(task => ({\n content: task.content,\n url: task.url,\n emoji: task.emoji || '\ud83d\udd34',\n due: task.due\n}));\n\n// Create the final JSON object with email subject and a formatted email body with inline CSS\nconst result = {\n meta: {\n generated_at: new Date().toISOString(),\n time_emoji: \"\ud83c\udf1e\"\n },\n email: {\n subject: `\ud83c\udf1e Daily Digest \u2022 \ud83d\udccb ${topTasks.length} Tasks \u26a0\ufe0f \u2022 \ud83d\udcf0 ${topNews.length} News Updates`,\n body: `\n <div style=\"max-width:600px; margin:0 auto; font-family:'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; color:#333; background:#f4f7f9; padding:20px; border:1px solid #e1e8ed; border-radius:8px;\">\n <div style=\"text-align:center; padding-bottom:20px;\">\n <h1 style=\"margin:0; font-size:28px; color:#0073e6;\">Daily Digest</h1>\n <p style=\"margin:10px 0 0; font-size:16px; color:#666;\">Your automated daily summary</p>\n </div>\n <hr style=\"border:none; border-top:1px solid #ddd; margin:20px 0;\">\n <div style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\">\n <h2 style=\"font-size:20px; color:#0073e6; margin-bottom:10px;\">Tasks (${topTasks.length})</h2>\n <ul style=\"list-style:none; padding:0;\">\n ${topTasks.map(task => `\n <li style=\"margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px; background:#fff; border:1px solid #e1e8ed; border-radius:4px;\">\n <span style=\"font-size:18px; margin-right:10px;\">${task.emoji}</span> \n <span style=\"font-size:16px;\">${task.content}</span> \n <span style=\"color:#999; font-size:14px; margin-left:5px;\">(Due: ${task.due})</span>\n <a href=\"${task.url}\" style=\"text-decoration:none; color:#0073e6; float:right;\">View Task</a>\n </li>\n `).join('')}\n </ul>\n </div>\n <div style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\">\n <h2 style=\"font-size:20px; color:#0073e6; margin-bottom:10px;\">News (${topNews.length})</h2>\n <ul style=\"list-style:none; padding:0;\">\n ${topNews.map(news => `\n <li style=\"margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px; background:#fff; border:1px solid #e1e8ed; border-radius:4px;\">\n <a href=\"${news.link}\" style=\"text-decoration:none; font-size:16px; color:#0073e6;\">${news.title}</a>\n </li>\n `).join('')}\n </ul>\n </div>\n <div style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\">\n <h2 style=\"font-size:20px; color:#0073e6; margin-bottom:10px;\">Emails (${latestEmails.length})</h2>\n <ul style=\"list-style:none; padding:0;\">\n ${latestEmails.map(email => `\n <li style=\"margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px; background:#fff; border:1px solid #e1e8ed; border-radius:4px;\">\n <strong style=\"font-size:16px; color:#0073e6;\">${email.subject}</strong>\n <p style=\"margin:5px 0 0; font-size:14px; color:#666;\">${email.snippet}</p>\n </li>\n `).join('')}\n </ul>\n </div>\n <div style=\"text-align:center; font-size:12px; color:#aaa; margin-top:20px;\">\n <p>Digest generated at: ${new Date().toLocaleString()}</p>\n </div>\n </div>\n `\n },\n tasks: topTasks,\n news: topNews,\n emails: latestEmails\n};\n\nreturn [{ json: result }];\n"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "5399bee1-d0e7-4ed7-af7f-d0ddccb00b4d",
"name": "Gmail: Send Digest",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
1540,
440
],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "youremail@gmail.com",
"message": "={{ $json.email.body }}",
"options": {},
"subject": "={{ $json.email.subject }}"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "9f398bc2-e84c-4df4-8958-aaa1d7c2ed37",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
0,
60
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "9984d3c0-7469-4b79-8d31-1a06b8dd23b6",
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
1020,
440
],
"parameters": {
"numberInputs": 3
},
"typeVersion": 3
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "550f65e6-68ec-449a-9fb5-241acba42455",
"connections": {
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format Digest: Merge & Style Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "RSS Feed: Times of India",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Gmail: Fetch Emails",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "TodoList: Fetch Tasks",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Gmail: Fetch Emails": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"TodoList: Fetch Tasks": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 2
}
]
]
},
"RSS Feed: Times of India": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format Digest: Merge & Style Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Gmail: Send Digest",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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gmailOAuth2todoistApi
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About this workflow
My workflow 4. Uses rssFeedRead, gmail, todoist, scheduleTrigger. Scheduled trigger; 7 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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