The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "dee0969b-e780-400c-a8d2-383a392b9432",
"name": "On Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
"position": [
880,
900
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "018f4497-2a68-4de7-a59a-b6714d9211af",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
800,
700
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 424.4907862645661,
"height": 154.7766688696994,
"content": "### \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfa4 Setup\n1. Add your Gmail creds\n2. Add your target email\n2. Add this error workflow to other workflows\nhttps://docs.n8n.io/flow-logic/error-handling/#create-and-set-an-error-workflow"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b5d560c0-1de1-4e6c-be4d-0fef1dd42e9e",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1140,
1080
],
"parameters": {
"width": 241,
"height": 80,
"content": "### \ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffd Set target email here"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f1a73854-5b24-407e-9584-0448ae66f7a0",
"name": "Gmail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
1120,
900
],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "SET YOUR EMAIL HERE",
"message": "=\u26a0\ufe0f Workflow `{{$json[\"workflow\"][\"name\"]}}` failed to run!\nYou can find the execution here: {{ $json.execution.url }}\n\nerror message from node {{ $json.execution.lastNodeExecuted }}: {{ $json.execution.error.message }}\n\n {{ $json.execution.error.stack }}",
"options": {},
"subject": "=\ud83d\udea8 Error in workflow: {{ $json.workflow.name }}",
"emailType": "text"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
}
],
"connections": {
"On Error": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Gmail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.
gmailOAuth2
About this workflow
Report N8N Workflow Errors Directly To Your Email. Uses errorTrigger, stickyNote, gmail. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →