Can Drift connect with Gmail?

Yes, Drift can connect with Gmail using n8n.io. With n8n, you can create workflows that automate tasks and transfer data between Drift and Gmail. Configure nodes for Drift and Gmail in the n8n interface, specifying actions and triggers to set up their connection.

Can I use Drift’s API with n8n?

Yes, with n8n, you can programmatically interact with Drift’s API via pre-defined supported actions or raw HTTP requests. With the HTTP Request node, you create a REST API call. You need to understand basic API terminology and concepts.

Can I use Gmail’s API with n8n?

Yes, with n8n, you can programmatically interact with Gmail’s API via pre-defined supported actions or raw HTTP requests. With the HTTP Request node, you create a REST API call. You need to understand basic API terminology and concepts.

Is n8n secure for integrating Drift and Gmail?

Yes, it is safe to use n8n to integrate Drift and Gmail. n8n offers various features to ensure the safe handling of your data. These include encrypted data transfers, secure credential storage, RBAC functionality, and compliance with industry-standard security practices (SOC2 compliant). For hosted plans, data is stored within the EU on servers located in Frankfurt, Germany. You can also host it on your own infrastructure for added control. Learn more about n8n’s security practices here.

How to get started with Drift and Gmail integration in n8n.io?

To start integrating Drift and Gmail in n8n, you have different options depending on how you intend to use it: n8n Cloud: hosted solution, no need to install anything. Self-host: recommended method for full-control or customized use cases. Unlike other platforms that charge per operation, step, or task, n8n charges only for full workflow executions. This approach guarantees predictable costs and scalability, no matter the complexity or volume of your workflows.

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Drift and Gmail integration

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How to connect Drift and Gmail

Step 1: Create a new workflow
Step 2: Add and configure nodes
Step 3: Connect
Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Drift and Gmail integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Drift and Gmail nodes

You can find Drift and Gmail in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Drift and Gmail nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Drift and Gmail integration: Add and configure Drift and Gmail nodes

Step 3: Connect Drift and Gmail

A connection establishes a link between Drift and Gmail (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Drift and Gmail integration: Connect Drift and Gmail

Step 4: Customize and extend your Drift and Gmail integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Drift and Gmail with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Drift and Gmail integration: Customize and extend your Drift and Gmail integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Drift and Gmail workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Drift to Gmail or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Drift and Gmail integration: Test and activate your Drift and Gmail workflow

Build your own Drift and Gmail integration

Create custom Drift and Gmail workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Drift supported actions

Contact

Create

Create a contact

Custom Attributes

Get custom attributes

Delete

Delete a contact

Get

Get a contact

Update

Update a contact

Gmail supported actions

Message
Label
Draft
Thread

Add Label

Delete

Get

Get Many

Mark as Read

Mark as Unread

Remove Label

Send

Send and Wait for Approval

Create

Delete

Get

Get Many

Create

Delete

Get

Get Many

Add Label

Delete

Get

Get Many

Remove Label

Trash

Untrash

Drift and Gmail integration details

Drift is a conversational marketing platform that blends chat, email, video, and automation. You may start talks with potential clients right away, on their terms, rather than waiting days. Your marketing, sales, and customer service teams can easily connect with customers through conversations that foster trust and increase revenue.

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Sales

Gmail is a free of charge email service offered as part of Google Workspace. It is used by individuals and organizations to send and receive emails and communicate internally and externally. It remains the world’s most widely used email service.

Gmail node docs + examples

Gmail credential docs

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Communication

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