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IMAP Advanced Trigger

Trigger for new emails with IMAP IDLE/poll modes

IMAP Advanced Trigger

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Summary

Fetch new emails from an IMAP mailbox and emit them as n8n items, supporting IDLE/poll modes with configurable output format and attachment handling.

Inputs

None.

Output shape

main

Emits one item per new email with optional json and binary payloads.

Examples

Example 1: Basic polling trigger

mode: poll, pollInterval: 30, mailbox: INBOX

Example 2: IDLE trigger on capable server

mode: auto (IDLE used if server advertises IDLE capability)

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