I automated 80% of my email replies with a free n8n workflow — full JSON inside
Alex Kane automated 80% of his email replies using a free n8n workflow. The workflow efficiently handles common email inquiries by detecting keywords and sending appropriate template responses. This automation has saved him significant time and improved his email management.
- ▪The n8n workflow automates replies to four types of emails: pricing questions, support requests, meeting requests, and general inquiries.
- ▪It includes a Gmail trigger that polls for new unread emails and uses intent detection to determine the appropriate response.
- ▪Kane emphasizes the importance of filtering no-reply emails to avoid infinite reply loops and suggests logging responses for review.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3945380) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Alex Kane Posted on May 22 I automated 80% of my email replies with a free n8n workflow — full JSON inside #nocode I was spending 2+ hours a day responding to the same 4 types of emails: pricing questions, support requests, meeting requests, and general inquiries. The replies were nearly identical every time. So I built a simple n8n workflow to handle them automatically — and I've been running it for months with zero issues.
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