n8n Daily Email Quotes

An n8n workflow automation that fetches random inspirational quotes and delivers them to your email inbox daily.

🤖 About n8n

This workflow is built for n8n - a fair-code licensed workflow automation tool. n8n allows you to connect different services and automate repetitive tasks with a visual workflow editor.

Overview

This workflow consists of three main components:

1. Manual Trigger - Starts the workflow execution
2. HTTP Request - Fetches a random quote from ZenQuotes API
3. Gmail Node - Sends the quote via email

Features

• 📧 Automatic email delivery of daily quotes
• 🌐 Uses ZenQuotes.io free API for inspirational quotes
• ⚡ Simple manual trigger or can be scheduled
• 🎯 Customizable email content and recipients

Setup Instructions

1. Prerequisites

• n8n installation (self-hosted or cloud)
• Gmail account with OAuth2 credentials set up in n8n

2. Import n8n Workflow

1. Copy the contents of daily-quotes-workflow.json
2. In your n8n interface, go to Workflows > Import from File
3. Paste the JSON content or upload the file

3. Configure Gmail Credentials

1. Go to Credentials in your n8n instance
2. Create a new Gmail OAuth2 credential
3. Follow the authentication process with your Google account
4. Update the credential ID in the "Send a message" node

4. Customize Settings

• Email Recipient: Change your-email@example.com to your desired email address
• Subject Line: Modify the email subject if needed
• Message Content: Customize the email template in the Gmail node

Usage

Manual Execution

1. Open the workflow in n8n
2. Click the "Execute Workflow" button
3. The workflow will fetch a quote and send it to the configured email

Automated Scheduling

To run this workflow daily:

1. Replace the Manual Trigger with a Cron node
2. Set the cron expression for daily execution (e.g., 0 9 * * * for 9 AM daily)
3. Save and activate the workflow

API Information

This workflow uses the ZenQuotes.io API:

• Endpoint: http://zenquotes.io/api/random
• Method: GET
• Rate Limit: Free tier allows reasonable usage
• Response: Returns a random inspirational quote

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Gmail Authentication Error

• Ensure OAuth2 credentials are properly configured
• Check if Gmail API is enabled in Google Cloud Console
• Verify the credential ID matches in the workflow

Quote Not Displaying

• Check if the API response structure matches the expected format
• The current setup expects the quote in {{ $json.h }} field
• You may need to adjust the message template based on API response

Workflow Not Triggering

• Verify the workflow is activated
• Check cron expression if using scheduled trigger
• Review execution history for error details

Customization Ideas

• 🎨 Add HTML formatting to emails
• 📊 Store quotes in a database for history
• 🔄 Add fallback quote sources
• 📱 Send quotes via other channels (Slack, Discord, etc.)
• 🎯 Filter quotes by category or author
• 📅 Send different quote types for different days

Contributing

Feel free to fork this workflow and submit improvements! Some ideas for contributions:

• Better error handling
• Multiple quote sources
• Email template improvements
• Additional notification channels

License

This workflow is provided as-is for educational and personal use. Please respect the terms of service of the ZenQuotes.io API.

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Note: Remember to keep your credentials secure and never commit them to version control. The provided JSON file has placeholder values for security.