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Send emails with Gmail

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail. 13 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 7Service 3

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Check if attachments existIfLogic
  3. 3Separate attachment dataSplit OutLogic
  4. 4Check if it is a testIfLogic
  5. 5Fix Base64 stringSetLogic
  6. 6Test SuccesfullRespond To WebhookStarts it
  7. 7Email Without AttachmentsGmailService
  8. 8Process Each AttachmentSplit In BatchesLogic
  9. 9Get dateDate TimeLogic
  10. 10Prepare Attachments for EmailAggregateLogic
  11. 11Convert Attachment to FileConvert To FileService
  12. 12Respond to ObsidianRespond To WebhookStarts it
  13. 13Email With AttachmentsGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
13, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 13 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.