Store Gmail email details in MySQL database
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Worth a look
- Gmail Trigger below v1.4 runs as v1.4 (drafts skipped, max emails per poll) (Receive Email)
Nodes used (3)
- Gmail Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - MySQL
n8n-nodes-base.mySql
What it does
This workflow processes emails received in Gmail and saves detailed information about each email to a MySQL database. Before using, you need to have: - Gmail credentials - MySQL database credentials - A table in your database with the following columns: - messageId (Gmail message ID) - threadId - snippet - sendername (nullable) - senderemail - recipientname (nullable) - recipientemail - subject (nullable) How it works: - The Gmail Trigger listens for new emails (checked every minute). - A Code Node extracts the following fields from each email: - Sender's name and email - Recipient's name and email - The MySQL Node inserts the extracted data into your database. - If an entry with the same sender email already exists, it updates the record with the new details. How to use: - Make sure your database table has all required columns listed above. - Select the appropriate table and configure the matching column (e.g., id) to avoid duplicates. Customizing this Workflow: - You can further modify the workflow to store attachments, timestamps, labels, or any other Gmail metadata as needed.