New Email -> Slack Alert

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{
  "name": "New email -> Slack alert",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On new email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailReadImap",
      "parameters": {
        "mailbox": "INBOX",
        "postProcessAction": "read"
      },
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Is from VIP?",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "string": [
            {
              "value1": "={{$json.from}}",
              "value2": "vip@client.com"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "position": [
        520,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Notify team",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "parameters": {
        "channel": "#sales",
        "text": "New VIP email received"
      },
      "position": [
        820,
        220
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "On new email": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Is from VIP?",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Is from VIP?": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Notify team",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

New email -> Slack alert. Uses emailReadImap, slack. Manual trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/mohashimgesm-crypto/syntroflow/blob/37b55d80331a1793cd2beffca1b48a7e6c0bb94e/examples/n8n-sample.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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