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Scheduled Gmail cleanup - auto-delete spam, promotions, social & trash

Ready for 3.0

by Tejas Ambalia · 2,267 views · created 2025-08-27 · Personal Productivity

Ready 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 workflow has 6 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day). Along the way it connects Gmail.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day).

Get all SPAM Mails (Gmail): get many
Get all Social Mails (Gmail): get many
Get all Trash Mails (Gmail): get many
Get all Promotional Mails (Gmail): get many
Delete Mails (Gmail): delete

Services it uses

Gmail

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 (2)

Gmailn8n-nodes-base.gmail
Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger

From the author

Scheduled Gmail Cleanup – Auto-Delete Spam, Promotions, Social & Trash to save the Gmail space and time Managing Gmail manually can be tedious and time-consuming. Spam, Promotions, Social, and Trash folders quickly fill up with unwanted emails, taking up…
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Scheduled Gmail cleanup - auto-delete spam, promotions, social & trash

What this workflow does

How it runs

Services it uses

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (2)

From the author

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