Bridge Gmail and iMessage with Blooio and log conversations to Close
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What this workflow does
This workflow has 11 nodes and runs on Gmail events (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Gmail and Blooio (community). It also calls api.close.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On Gmail events (plus 1 other trigger).
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Prepare iMessage Data (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: phoneNumber, messageBody
- Build Email From iMessage (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: subject, bodyText, fromNumber
- Send iMessage via Blooio (Blooio Messaging): uses Blooio Messaging
- Send Email to Inbox (Gmail): uses Gmail
- Find Lead in Close by Phone (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Log iMessage to Close (HTTP Request): calls api.close.com (POST)
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.close.com
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
We can't fully verify this one: it relies on 1 community package, and n8n 3.0 turns unverified community packages off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).
- Check that n8n-nodes-blooio is verified or supports 3.0 (used in Send iMessage via Blooio).
- Also check Gmail Trigger below v1.4 runs as v1.4 (drafts skipped, max emails per poll).
Nodes used (7)
- Gmail Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Blooio Messaging
n8n-nodes-blooio.blooioMessaging - Webhook
n8n-nodes-base.webhook - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
From the author
Email ↔ iMessage Bridge (via Blooio + Gmail) A 2-branch bidirectional bridge. Email a customer from Close (or any CRM) — they get a blue-bubble iMessage. They reply on iPhone — it lands in your Gmail with the phone number in the subject. Reply in Gmail — it…