Workflow: Httprequest Workflow
Integrations: emailReadImap, filter, httpRequest, manualTrigger, noOp, set, splitOut, stickyNote

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Return only the response text without any additional introductions or formatting. The response should include appropriate greetings (e.g., \"Hi\", \"Hallo\", \"Moin\" in German or \"Hi\", \"Hello\" in English) and sign-offs (e.g., \"Gru\u00df\", \"Lieben Gru\u00df\" in German or \"Regards\" in English). Add a thanks if appropriate. 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Here\u2019s the overall process:\n\n1. **Email Monitoring**: The workflow continuously monitors a specified IMAP inbox for new, unread emails.\n2. **Email Data Extraction**: When a new email is detected, it extracts relevant details such as the sender, subject, email body, and metadata.\n3. **AI Response Generation**: The extracted email content is sent to OpenAI's GPT-4, which generates a personalized draft response.\n4. **Get Fastmail Session and Mailbox IDs**: Connects to the Fastmail API to retrieve necessary session details and mailbox IDs.\n5. **Draft Identification**: Identifies the \"Drafts\" folder in the mailbox.\n6. **Draft Preparation**: Compiles all the necessary information to create the draft, including the generated response, original email details, and specified recipient.\n7. **Draft Uploading**: Uploads the prepared draft email to the \"Drafts\" folder in the Fastmail mailbox."}, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"id": "c4273cc2-1ac2-43f4-bcd1-7f42d3109373", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [-40, -560], "parameters": {"color": 3, "width": 722.928660826031, "height": 285.5319148936168, "content": "## Prerequisites:\n1. **IMAP Email Account**: You need to configure an IMAP email account in n8n to monitor incoming emails.\n2. **Fastmail API Credentials**: A Fastmail account with JMAP API enabled. You should set up HTTP Header authentication in n8n with your Fastmail API credentials.\n3. **OpenAI API Key**: An API key from OpenAI to access GPT-4. Make sure to configure the OpenAI credentials in n8n."}, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}], "pinData": {}, "connections": {"082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db": {"main": [[{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db-b57cdc19", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db-3b505645", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db-3b37ed5a", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db-71678a03", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db-0aad832d", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db-c5b0f24e", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db-93e5eb84", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-082d1828-72b1-48c0-8426-c8051c29f0db-1cf6c5bd", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14": {"main": [[{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14-ab17d5df", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14-7403461a", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14-02be479c", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14-d4e60090", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14-4f4e3847", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14-56883fb8", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14-47da349d", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-d7dc4c50-c8fc-4999-918d-5d357567ed14-8986352d", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056": {"main": [[{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056-937df009", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056-c77b0ce6", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056-2a7a78d5", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056-11380d3d", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056-2d239531", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056-d4312567", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056-813919eb", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-ef19fde4-cf8c-4e19-912e-822611c18056-a86dd549", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa": {"main": [[{"node": "error-handler-93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa-99764d3e", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa-960427ad", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa-2a7cc0bb", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa-e57252cc", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa-d78b6aba", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa-72035aec", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa-7458bd14", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "error-handler-93de4dad-70d6-4e16-b351-7c540c3a4bfa-b01494d1", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "f9d1a529-1377-456b-8357-d37fb3fe74f9": {"main": [[{"node": "error-handler-f9d1a529-1377-456b-8357-d37fb3fe74f9-18d43afb", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}}, "name": "Httprequest Workflow", "settings": {"executionOrder": "v1", "saveManualExecutions": true, "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner", "errorWorkflow": null, "timezone": "UTC", "executionTimeout": 3600, "maxExecutions": 1000, "retryOnFail": true, "retryCount": 3, "retryDelay": 1000}, "description": "Automated workflow: Httprequest Workflow. 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