Gmail Trigger node poll mode options documentation
Learn about the poll mode options available to the Gmail Trigger node in n8n and how to configure them.
Gmail Trigger node Poll Mode options
Use the Gmail Trigger node's Poll Time parameter to set how often to trigger the poll. Your Mode selection will add or remove relevant fields.
Poll mode options
Refer to the sections below for details on using each Mode.
Every Hour mode
Enter the Minute of the hour to trigger the poll, from 0 to 59.
Every Day mode
- Enter the Hour of the day to trigger the poll in 24-hour format, from
0to23. - Enter the Minute of the hour to trigger the poll, from
0to59.
Every Week mode
- Enter the Hour of the day to trigger the poll in 24-hour format, from
0to23. - Enter the Minute of the hour to trigger the poll, from
0to59. - Select the Weekday to trigger the poll.
Every Month mode
- Enter the Hour of the day to trigger the poll in 24-hour format, from
0to23. - Enter the Minute of the hour to trigger the poll, from
0to59. - Enter the Day of the Month to trigger the poll, from
0to31.
Every X mode
- Enter the Value of measurement for how often to trigger the poll in either minutes or hours.
- Select the Unit for the value. Supported units are Minutes and Hours.
Custom mode
Enter a custom Cron Expression to trigger the poll. Use these values and ranges:
- Seconds:
0-59 - Minutes:
0-59 - Hours:
0-23 - Day of Month:
1-31 - Months:
0-11(Jan - Dec) - Day of Week:
0-6(Sun - Sat)
To generate a Cron expression, you can use crontab guru. Paste the Cron expression that you generated using crontab guru in the Cron Expression field in n8n.
Examples
If you want to trigger your workflow every day at 04:08
, enter the following in the Cron Expression field.30 8 4 * * *If you want to trigger your workflow every day at 04
, enter the following in the Cron Expression field.8 4 * * *Why there are six asterisks in the Cron expression
The sixth asterisk in the Cron expression represents seconds. Setting this is optional. The node will execute even if you don't set the value for seconds.
| * | * | * | * | * | * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| second | minute | hour | day of month | month | day of week |
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