Send n8n Workflow Errors to Gmail

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 →

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