Email trigger (IMAP)#
Use the IMAP Email node to receive emails using an IMAP email server. This node is a trigger node.
Credential
You can find authentication information for this node here.
Operations#
- Receive an email
Node parameters#
Configure the node using the following parameters.
Credential to connect with#
Select or create an IMAP credential to connect to the server with.
Mailbox Name#
Enter the mailbox from which you want to receive emails.
Action#
Choose whether you want an email marked as read when n8n receives it. None will leave it marked unread. Mark as Read will mark it as read.
Download Attachments#
This toggle controls whether to download email attachments (turned on) or not (turned off). Only set this if necessary, since it increases processing.
Format#
Choose the format to return the message in from these options:
- RAW: This format returns the full email message data with body content in the raw field as a base64url encoded string. It doesn't use the payload field.
- Resolved: This format returns the full email with all data resolved and attachments saved as binary data.
- Simple: This format returns the full email. Don't use it if you want to gather inline attachments.
Node options#
You can further configure the node using these Options.
Custom Email Rules#
Enter custom email fetching rules to determine which emails the node fetches.
Refer to node-imap's search function criteria for more information.
Force Reconnect Every Minutes#
Set an interval in minutes to force reconnection.