Paul I This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #10755 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Error Trigger → Gmail recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "OdGpgcdmoUXIdQ69",
"name": "my_errorwf_template",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "a65c95d8-2ae6-4c71-8a60-850c98d1cac3",
"name": "Error Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2832fe74-c5a3-4504-8345-5e9b0c9f1caf",
"name": "Alert on Gmail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"subject": "={{ $json.message }}"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "f433fd2a-5b2b-4935-b779-b95c64e056ff",
"name": "Alert on slack",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"otherOptions": {}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "147fb3bd-10e7-4e36-b551-2eb4a76064f9",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 408,
"height": 667,
"content": "### Connect the tool where you want to be alerted in \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "cabfd919-a0c3-4e5e-86d2-86ad3acb3eed",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 368,
"height": 272,
"content": "### Edit the error message"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "92183cdb-4a29-411a-8ba5-2d0f17365c6a",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"width": 400,
"height": 336,
"content": "## Error workflow alert\nThis workflow sends an alert to the channel of your choice when an execution fails.\n\n### How to use\n\u2611\ufe0f Connect the tool where you want alerts to be sent\n\n\u2611\ufe0f Turn on error notification in the workflows you want to monitor\n\n### Help\nStep-by-step [tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTF3tACqPRU)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "8a1e904c-f89a-40b8-8685-10e3b1aba9ea",
"name": "Set error message",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
0,
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],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "message",
"value": "=\u26a0\ufe0f Workflow `{{$json[\"workflow\"][\"name\"]}}` failed to run! [execution]({{ $json.execution.url }})"
}
]
},
"options": {},
"keepOnlySet": true
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3ebaf336-58b4-4d4b-83b7-422ccbaf591e",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 150,
"height": 112,
"content": "Or pick a different node ..."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "4b1dcc03-201e-4511-992d-9bc59fb92139",
"connections": {
"Error Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set error message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set error message": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Alert on Gmail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow sends an alert to the channel of your choice when an execution fails. Connect the tool where you want alerts to be sent (eg. Gmail, Slack, Teams, etc.) Save the workflow Turn on error notification in the workflows you want to monitor
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/10755/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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