Send Gmail Alert on n8n Workflow Error

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Error Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
      "position": [
        450,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Gmail",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "position": [
        650,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "toList": [
          "user@example.com"
        ],
        "message": "=Workflow: {{$json[\"workflow\"][\"name\"]}}\nError: {{$json[\"execution\"][\"error\"][\"message\"]}}\nLast node executed: {{$json[\"execution\"][\"lastNodeExecuted\"]}}\nExecution URL: {{$json[\"execution\"][\"url\"]}}\nStacktrace:\n{{$json[\"execution\"][\"error\"][\"stack\"]}}",
        "subject": "=n8n Workflow Failure:  {{$json[\"workflow\"][\"name\"]}}",
        "resource": "message",
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Error Trigger": {
      "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

Send an email via Gmail when a workflow error occurs.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/696/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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