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{
"name": "WF_ERRORS_notify_v1",
"nodes": [
{
"id": "ErrTrig",
"name": "Error Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
300,
200
]
},
{
"id": "SMTP",
"name": "SMTP Ops",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
560,
200
],
"parameters": {
"fromEmail": "n8n@{{YOUR_DOMAIN}}",
"toEmail": "ops@{{YOUR_DOMAIN}}",
"subject": "n8n ERROR: {{$json.workflow.name}}",
"text": "{{$json.trigger.error.message}}"
}
}
],
"connections": {
"Error Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "SMTP Ops",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"export_seal": {
"project": "auto-atc",
"prompt_id": "WF_ERRORS_notify_v1",
"version": "3.0.0",
"file": "n8n/WF_ERRORS_notify_v1.json",
"lang": "json",
"created_at": "2025-10-31T00:10:55Z",
"author": "GPT-5 Thinking",
"origin": "bundle",
"body_sha256": "1a42221731b32795354ce2f7c041a70563748178c310a01cc0a21984249986f8"
}
}
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About this workflow
WF_ERRORS_notify_v1. Uses errorTrigger, emailSend. Event-driven trigger; 2 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/matiasportugau-ui/ChatBOT/blob/261ee4d4317e2349de5dd5fd1cba254b542a5eae/n8n/WF_ERRORS_notify_v1.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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