This workflow follows the Execute Workflow Trigger → Gmail recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Stage A",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "select",
"schema": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "public"
},
"table": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "applicant",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "applicant"
},
"limit": 1,
"where": {
"values": [
{
"column": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.applicantId }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgres",
"typeVersion": 2.6,
"position": [
208,
0
],
"id": "51addc34-5c12-451a-a029-e457bd149802",
"name": "Select rows from a table",
"credentials": {
"postgres": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "={{ $('Select rows from a table').item.json.email }}",
"subject": "[IEEE-HKN]\u00a0Testing",
"message": "={{ $json.emailContents }}",
"options": {
"appendAttribution": false
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
688,
0
],
"id": "43014c62-a278-410c-ab51-69702b0d0644",
"name": "Send a message",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"workflowInputs": {
"values": [
{
"name": "applicantId"
}
]
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
0,
0
],
"id": "343ebe21-eb5e-4d13-adfd-57c8fcf9b000",
"name": "When Executed by Another Workflow"
},
{
"parameters": {
"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "d3pwvH005RdIrKXy",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultUrl": "/workflow/d3pwvH005RdIrKXy",
"cachedResultName": "Notify"
},
"workflowInputs": {
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"value": {
"type": "verbose",
"contents": "={{ JSON.stringify({ gmail: $json, applicant: $('Select rows from a table').all() }) }}"
},
"matchingColumns": [],
"schema": [
{
"id": "type",
"displayName": "type",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true,
"type": "string",
"removed": false
},
{
"id": "contents",
"displayName": "contents",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true,
"type": "string",
"removed": false
}
],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": true
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
896,
0
],
"id": "a464071a-5222-429e-b126-0b6177b400b0",
"name": "Verbose Notify"
},
{
"parameters": {
"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "d3pwvH005RdIrKXy",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultUrl": "/workflow/d3pwvH005RdIrKXy",
"cachedResultName": "Notify"
},
"workflowInputs": {
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"value": {
"type": "hr",
"contents": "=Nuovo Candidato: {{ $('Select rows from a table').item.json.name }} {{ $('Select rows from a table').item.json.surname }} ({{ $('Select rows from a table').item.json.course }})"
},
"matchingColumns": [],
"schema": [
{
"id": "type",
"displayName": "type",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true,
"type": "string",
"removed": false
},
{
"id": "contents",
"displayName": "contents",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true,
"type": "string",
"removed": false
}
],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": true
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
512,
176
],
"id": "8e154492-8844-48d7-a362-163ae302b470",
"name": "HR Notification"
},
{
"parameters": {
"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "CdX4cQJJWoDSCBT7",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultUrl": "/workflow/CdX4cQJJWoDSCBT7",
"cachedResultName": "Email Formatter"
},
"workflowInputs": {
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"value": {
"keyId": "STAGE_A_TEMPLATE_ID",
"values": "={{ $('Select rows from a table').last().json }}"
},
"matchingColumns": [],
"schema": [
{
"id": "keyId",
"displayName": "keyId",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true,
"type": "string",
"removed": false
},
{
"id": "values",
"displayName": "values",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true,
"type": "object",
"removed": false
}
],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": true
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
512,
0
],
"id": "44d3ce83-5710-4fe6-a642-7a3a227b0ed7",
"name": "Produce Email"
}
],
"connections": {
"Select rows from a table": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HR Notification",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Produce Email",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When Executed by Another Workflow": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Select rows from a table",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Send a message": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Verbose Notify",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Produce Email": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send a message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"availableInMCP": false,
"timeSavedMode": "fixed",
"callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner"
},
"versionId": "3eb5f019-c296-48cd-8bd0-9f15f9648821",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "KpDIdor8zUCRpxe0",
"tags": []
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2postgres
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About this workflow
Stage A. Uses postgres, gmail, executeWorkflowTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 6 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/MuNuChapterHKN/HKrecruitment/blob/330e52cf6afdaaac8a3376ec0040df659acd1da1/n8n/workflows/a.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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