Error handling: Send email via Gmail on execution or trigger-level errors

This error handling workflow emails detailed notifications on workflow execution and trigger errors.

It extends Send email via Gmail on workflow error template by covering trigger-level errors.

Features

• Get notifications on both main workflow trigger and execution time errors.
• Subject line will have failed workflow id, name, error source (execution or trigger), error message.
• Body will contain links to both failed and error handling workflows as well as execution or trigger-level error details.
• Body will also contain a machine readable and enriched JSON from Error Trigger describing the error.

Use this error handling workflow for as many workflows as you need.

Configiration

• Copy this workflow to your workspace and, optionally, move it under the project that contains your main workflow
• In this error handling workflow settings, set This workflow can be called by as appropriate
• In Config node, define your app url, notifications recipient email, and sender name (useful to build filters in your inbox)
• In Gmail node, create and select credentials
• In your main workflow settings, pick this error handling workflow in the Error Workflow field (How to...)

Related resources

• n8n Error Trigger documentation.

Author

• Reach out Olek on community.n8n.io
• Olek on n8n creators hub