Automated Daily Email Summary to Google Docs

This n8n workflow automates the process of summarizing your latest email and saving it to Google Docs for quick review. Triggered daily at 8 AM, it fetches the most recent email from Gmail, extracts relevant information, and generates a clear, concise summary using OpenAI’s GPT-4. The summary, including sender, date, subject, main points, and actions, is then inserted into a Google Document named ‘Email Summary.’ This workflow is especially useful for busy professionals who want to stay updated with their emails without opening each message, enabling efficient daily briefings on important emails.

Here’s how it works step-by-step:

1. Schedule Trigger: The workflow begins with a daily trigger at 8 AM.

2. Fetch Email: The Gmail node retrieves the most recent email.

3. Limit Node: Ensures only the latest email is processed.

4. Check for New Email: An IF node verifies if a new email is available.

5. Email Processing:

– If an email exists, the email content is cleaned and decoded from base64, removing HTML tags.

– If no email is found, a default message indicating no new emails is created.

6. Summarization: The email content is sent to OpenAI’s GPT-4 to generate a detailed yet concise summary.

7. Google Docs: A new document titled ‘Email Summary’ is created or updated with the AI-generated summary.

This process helps users maintain an overview of their email inbox contents automatically and efficiently, ideal for integrating into daily workflows or project management routines.