Email Summary Agent

Automate your daily email review process by generating concise summaries of your inbox activity. This n8n workflow connects your Gmail account with OpenAI to intelligently process and condense your recent communications. Every morning at 7 AM, a schedule trigger initiates the workflow, prompting the "Fetch Emails - Past 24 Hours" Gmail node to retrieve all emails received in the last 24 hours. These emails are then aggregated by the "Organize Email Data - Morning" node before being sent to the "Summarize Emails with OpenAI - Morning" node, which leverages OpenAI's advanced AI capabilities to create a digestible summary. Finally, the "Send Summary - Morning" Gmail node delivers this personalized summary directly to your inbox, ensuring you start your day informed without sifting through countless messages. This workflow is ideal for busy professionals, marketers, or anyone overwhelmed by email volume, saving significant time and effort by providing a quick overview of important communications, allowing you to prioritize and respond more efficiently.
9 nodesschedule trigger152 views0 copiesMarketing
GmailOpenAI

Workflow JSON

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Past 24 Hours", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail", "position": [220, 0], "webhookId": "20f1d11d-8a69-43f3-9323-33eaf1b3b600", "parameters": {"filters": {"q": "={{ \n (() => {\n const yesterday = new Date();\n yesterday.setDate(yesterday.getDate() - 1);\n return `isb.quantana@quantana.in after:${yesterday.getFullYear()}/${(yesterday.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, '0')}/${yesterday.getDate().toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;\n })()\n}}"}, "operation": "getAll", "returnAll": true}, "credentials": {"gmailOAuth2": {"id": "", "name": "[Your gmailOAuth2]"}}, "typeVersion": 2.1}, {"id": "4a8fdfd9-93d7-43a2-92b0-88d845f217bf", "name": "Organize Email Data - Morning", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.aggregate", "position": [460, 0], "parameters": {"include": "specifiedFields", "options": {}, "aggregate": "aggregateAllItemData", "fieldsToInclude": "id, From, To, CC, snippet"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "9e2426e8-57ba-4708-b66f-b58bd19eabff", "name": "Summarize Emails with OpenAI - Morning", "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi", "position": [680, 0], "parameters": {"modelId": {"__rl": true, "mode": "list", "value": "gpt-4o-mini", "cachedResultName": "GPT-4O-MINI"}, "options": {}, "messages": {"values": [{"content": "=Go through this email summary and identify all key details mentioned, any specific issues to look at, and action items.\nUse this format to output\n{\n \"summary_of_emails\": [\n \"Point 1\",\n \"Point 2\",\n \"Point 3\"\n ],\n \"actions\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"Name 1\",\n \"action\": \"Action 1\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"Name 1\",\n \"action\": \"Action 2\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"Name 2\",\n \"action\": \"Action 3\"\n }\n ]\n}\n\nInput Data:\n\n {{ $json.data.toJsonString() }}\n\n"}]}, "jsonOutput": true}, "credentials": {"openAiApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your openAiApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1.7}, {"id": "4aa68ee8-d38f-418a-9f20-6cc76850c638", "name": "Send Summary - Morning", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail", "position": [1040, 0], "webhookId": "83f2aeb9-7b6c-4336-b5ed-8acfcd259850", "parameters": {"sendTo": "team-email@example.com", "message": "=<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Email Summary - isbonline@quantana.in</title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n background-color: #f9f9f9;\n color: #333;\n line-height: 1.6;\n }\n .email-container {\n max-width: 600px;\n margin: 20px auto;\n background: #ffffff;\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n border-radius: 10px;\n box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n }\n .email-header {\n background-color: #0073e6;\n color: #fff;\n padding: 20px;\n text-align: center;\n border-top-left-radius: 10px;\n border-top-right-radius: 10px;\n }\n .email-header h1 {\n margin: 0;\n font-size: 24px;\n }\n .email-content {\n padding: 20px;\n }\n .section-title {\n font-size: 20px;\n color: #0073e6;\n margin-bottom: 10px;\n }\n ul {\n list-style: none;\n padding: 0;\n }\n ul li {\n margin: 10px 0;\n padding: 10px;\n background: #f4f4f4;\n border-left: 4px solid #0073e6;\n border-radius: 5px;\n }\n .action-item {\n font-weight: bold;\n margin: 5px 0;\n }\n .action-detail {\n margin-left: 10px;\n }\n .email-footer {\n background-color: #0073e6;\n color: #fff;\n text-align: center;\n padding: 10px;\n font-size: 14px;\n border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;\n border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;\n }\n </style>\n</head>\n<body>\n <div class=\"email-container\">\n <div class=\"email-header\">\n <h1>Email Summary</h1>\n </div>\n <div class=\"email-content\">\n <div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Summary of Emails:</h2>\n <ul>\n {{ $json.message.content.summary_of_emails.map(email => `<li>${email}</li>`).join('') }}\n </ul>\n </div>\n <div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Actions:</h2>\n <ul>\n {{ $json.message.content.actions.map(action => `\n <li>\n <span class=\"action-item\">${action.name}:</span>\n <span class=\"action-detail\">${action.action}</span>\n </li>\n `).join('') }}\n </ul>\n </div>\n </div>\n <div class=\"email-footer\">\n <p>Generated by Quantana ESAgent <br /> A Quantana AI Labs Initiative\n </div>\n </div>\n</body>\n</html>", "options": {"ccList": "cc-list@example.com", "appendAttribution": false, "replyToSenderOnly": false}, "subject": "=ESAgent - {{ new Date(new Date().setDate(new Date().getDate() - 1)).toLocaleDateString('en-GB', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', year: 'numeric' }) }}-00:00 to {{ new Date(new Date().setDate(new Date().getDate())).toLocaleDateString('en-GB', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', year: 'numeric' }) }}-07:00AM"}, "credentials": {"gmailOAuth2": {"id": "", "name": "[Your gmailOAuth2]"}}, "typeVersion": 2.1}, {"id": "c7667667-9533-40cb-9c09-914a11560600", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [400, -132.6641804468672], "parameters": {"width": 226.7095107678671, "height": 305.83657700487913, "content": "Organizes the fetched email data, extracting fields like sender, receiver, CC, and a preview snippet."}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "43955af4-3a18-44d7-8c8d-cf8051b18bdd", "name": "Sticky Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [980, -180], "parameters": {"width": 232.8435827211592, "height": 359.7308639651144, "content": "- Sends the summarized email report to recipients with a styled HTML layout.\n- Update the \"sendTo\" and \"ccList\" fields with the email addresses of your recipients.\n\n"}, "typeVersion": 1}], "active": false, "pinData": {}, "settings": {"timezone": "Asia/Kolkata", "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner", "executionOrder": "v1"}, "versionId": "b18912ed-6c1f-4912-b75a-1553f7620917", "connections": {"Daily 7AM Trigger": {"main": [[{"node": "Fetch Emails - Past 24 Hours", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Fetch Emails - Past 24 Hours": {"main": [[{"node": "Organize Email Data - Morning", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Organize Email Data - Morning": {"main": [[{"node": "Summarize Emails with OpenAI - Morning", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Summarize Emails with OpenAI - Morning": {"main": [[{"node": "Send Summary - Morning", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}}}

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