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N8N Workflow Templates

Import-ready JSON workflow files for common automation patterns.

📥 HOW TO IMPORT

  1. Open N8N dashboard
  2. Click "Add Workflow" → "Import from File"
  3. Select JSON file from this folder
  4. Configure credentials (Gmail, Slack, etc.)
  5. Test workflow
  6. Activate

📋 AVAILABLE TEMPLATES

1. workflow-email-to-slack.json

Description: Monitors Gmail for urgent emails and posts to Slack Nodes: Gmail Trigger → Filter → Slack Post Setup Time: 5 minutes Credentials Needed: Gmail, Slack

Use Case: - Never miss urgent emails - Team notification for critical messages - Filter by subject keywords

2. workflow-ai-support.json

Description: AI-powered customer support with human approval Nodes: Gmail Trigger → Claude API → Slack Review → Wait → Gmail Send Setup Time: 15 minutes Credentials Needed: Gmail, Slack, Anthropic API

Use Case: - Auto-draft support responses - Human-in-the-loop for quality - Sentiment analysis - Faster response times

3. workflow-content-pipeline.json

Description: Automated content generation from RSS feeds Nodes: RSS Trigger → Fetch → 5× Claude API (parallel) → Airtable → Slack Setup Time: 20 minutes Credentials Needed: Anthropic API, Airtable, Slack

Outputs Generated: - LinkedIn post - Twitter thread - Blog draft - Short summary - Sora 2 video prompt

Use Case: - Content marketing automation - Multi-platform distribution - Consistent posting schedule

🛠️ WORKFLOW STRUCTURE EXAMPLES

Simple Email → Slack

{
  "name": "Email to Slack Notification",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
      "parameters": {
        "event": "messageReceived",
        "filters": {
          "subject": "urgent"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "parameters": {
        "channel": "#alerts",
        "text": "🚨 Urgent email from {{ $json.from }}"
      }
    }
  ]
}

AI Support Workflow

{
  "name": "AI Customer Support",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
      "parameters": {
        "event": "messageReceived",
        "filters": {
          "to": "support@example.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages",
        "method": "POST",
        "body": {
          "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
          "messages": [{
            "role": "user",
            "content": "Analyze this support email and draft a reply: {{ $json.body }}"
          }]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "parameters": {
        "channel": "#support-review",
        "text": "New ticket - AI draft ready"
      }
    }
  ]
}

⚙️ CONFIGURATION NOTES

Gmail Trigger

  • OAuth Setup: Follow N8N's Gmail OAuth flow
  • Polling Interval: Default 5 minutes (adjustable)
  • Filters: Subject, from, to, label
  • Output: Email object with subject, body, from, attachments

Slack Node

  • OAuth Setup: Install N8N app to your workspace
  • Channel Selection: Public or private channels
  • Message Formatting: Supports Markdown and Slack blocks
  • Output: Message timestamp, channel ID

Claude API (HTTP Request)

  • Authentication: Bearer token in headers
  • Model: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 (recommended)
  • Max Tokens: 1024-4096 (depending on task)
  • Output: JSON with content array

Airtable Node

  • API Key: Generate from Airtable account settings
  • Base ID: Found in Airtable URL
  • Table Name: Exact match required
  • Output: Record ID, created time

🚨 COMMON ISSUES

"Authentication failed"

  • Gmail: Reconnect OAuth, check Gmail API enabled
  • Slack: Reinstall N8N app, verify bot permissions
  • Claude: Check API key, verify account has credits

"Workflow not triggering"

  • Check Active Toggle: Must be ON
  • Verify Polling Interval: May need to wait
  • Check Filters: Too restrictive?
  • Test Manually: Click "Execute Workflow"

"Node execution error"

  • Check Previous Node Output: Data format may be wrong
  • Validate JSON: Use Code node to inspect data
  • Add Error Trigger Node: Catch and handle errors
  • Review Logs: Click "Executions" tab

📚 LEARN MORE

  • N8N Documentation: https://docs.n8n.io
  • N8N Community: https://community.n8n.io
  • Claude API Docs: https://docs.anthropic.com
  • YouTube Tutorial: [Link to Episode 03 video]

🤝 CONTRIBUTE

Found a better way to structure a workflow? Open a PR!

  1. Fork this repo
  2. Create your workflow in N8N
  3. Export as JSON
  4. Add to this folder with README description
  5. Submit PR

Let's build the automation library together.

NOTE: Actual JSON files will be added after video production. For now, use the workflow builder instructions in the main script and START_HERE.md to create these workflows manually.

Coming Soon: - workflow-social-media-scheduler.json - workflow-data-sync-airtable-notion.json - workflow-lead-enrichment.json - workflow-invoice-automation.json - workflow-report-generation.json