Automatic Gmail categorization and labeling with AI
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 13 nodes and runs on a schedule (every hour). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model and Gmail.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every hour).
- Get All Unread Messages (Gmail): get many
- Edit Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: id, text, from…
- AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model, OpenAI Fall Back Model; output parser: Structured Output Parser
- Switch: routes items into 3 branches
- Add label "Action" to email (Gmail): add labels
- Add label "Informational" to email (Gmail): add labels
- Add label "Receipt" to email (Gmail): add labels
- Delete email (Gmail): delete (thread)
- Mark email as read (Gmail): mark as read
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (7)
- Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch
From the author
This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n. Who is this for? If your inbox is full of unread emails, this workflow is for you. Instead of reading through them one by one, let AI do the sorting. It reads…