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Summarize Gmail into Notion with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Drive and Notion. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 16 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 5Logic 2Service 8

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Weekly triggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  4. 4Import body emailsAgentModel
  5. 5Final SummaryAgentModel
  6. 6Get many messagesGmailService
  7. 7Code in JavaScriptCodeLogic
  8. 8Create a text block NotionNotionService
  9. 9Convert text to speechEleven LabsService
  10. 10Mark as readGmailService
  11. 11Get a messageGmailService
  12. 12Upload fileGoogle DriveService
  13. 13Generate audioOpen AiModel
  14. 14Share fileGoogle DriveService
  15. 15Create Google Drive URLSetLogic
  16. 16Create a link to audio file in NotionNotionService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Drive, Notion
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Drive and Notion accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.