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n8n canvas: Gmail trigger, extract sender and subject, Airtable ticket, auto-reply and Slack notification
Price
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
November 6, 2026

Overview

The workflow checks the support inbox every minute for unread emails. Each one is read for the sender, subject and text, then saved as an open ticket in Airtable with its status set to Open.

The sender gets an automatic reply quoting the ticket number, so they know it was received. A message in your Slack support channel names the sender and subject, so the team can pick it up.

Useful for

  • Stop support emails from getting lost in a busy inbox
  • Give customers a ticket number straight away
  • Keep one Airtable view of all open support requests

What's included

  • An n8n workflow with 5 nodes, ready to import
  • Trigger: New support email
  • Connects Gmail, Airtable, Slack
  • Sticky notes on the canvas that explain what to set up
  • No credentials inside: you connect your own accounts

How to use it

  1. 1

    Download the workflow JSON.

  2. 2

    In n8n, create a workflow, open the … menu, choose Import from File and select the JSON.

  3. 3

    Connect Gmail, Airtable and Slack on the nodes the sticky note names, and pick your base, table and channel.

  4. 4

    Send a test email to the support inbox and check the ticket and the reply.

  5. 5

    Activate the workflow.

What you need

Requirements

  • An n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted, version 1.x)
  • A Gmail support inbox, an Airtable base with a ticket table and a Slack workspace

Works with

  • n8n 1.x (cloud or self-hosted)

Questions

Is this n8n workflow free?

Yes. Download the JSON and import it into your own n8n. There is no sign-up and no cost.

Does it include any credentials?

No. The file has no keys or tokens. Connect your own Gmail, Airtable and Slack accounts after importing.

Will it reply to every email?

Yes, to every unread email it finds. Add a filter on the New support email node to limit it to a label, such as Support.

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