n8n-nodes-email-parser

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Compatibility
Resources

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Operations

This package provides one node:

• Email Parser parses raw RFC 822 email messages with mailparser.

Supported workflows:

• Parse a raw email stored in a JSON field.
• Parse a raw email stored in a binary property.
• Return normalized metadata such as subject, sender, recipients, dates, headers, text, and HTML.
• Optionally expose attachments as n8n binary output properties.
• Optionally include attachment content as base64 in JSON.

Input modes

• JSON: read the raw message from a JSON field.
• Binary: read the raw message from a binary property.

For JSON input, the node supports:

• Plain UTF-8 email source
• Base64 encoded email source
• Auto-detection between UTF-8 and base64

Output

The parsed result is written to a configurable JSON property. By default this is parsedEmail.

The node returns:

• Core headers and addressing information
• Text and HTML bodies
• Normalized header map
• Attachment metadata
• Optional attachment binaries

Compatibility

Tested with:

• n8n community node packaging layout

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• mailparser package

Local development

./testdata/run.sh

The script performs dependency installation and TypeScript build inside Docker, prepares a clean custom package under .testdata/custom, and starts n8nio/n8n.