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IMAP Enhanced Custom

Enhanced IMAP node with custom labels, limit parameters, and structured email fields

Email → Download Attachment

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Summary

Download email attachments from a specified mailbox and email UID using IMAP credentials. Supports downloading all attachments or selected attachments by their part IDs, with optional inclusion of inline attachments.

Inputs

  • Credential Type (required) — Select whether to use credentials from this node's IMAP account or existing credentials from an N8N IMAP Trigger node.
  • Mailbox (required) — Specify the mailbox path from which to download attachments, either by selecting from a list or entering the full mailbox path.
  • Email UID (required) — Specify the UID of the email containing the attachments to download.
  • All Attachments (required) — Boolean flag to choose whether to download all attachments from the email.
  • Attachment Part IDs — Comma-separated list of attachment part IDs to download if not downloading all attachments. Required if All Attachments is false. Part IDs can be found in the email's "attachmentsInfo" property.
  • Include Inline Attachments — If downloading all attachments, optionally include inline attachments such as images embedded in the HTML body.

Output shape

a list of downloaded attachment files, each with associated metadata

If downloading specific attachments, ensure Part IDs are correct; downloading inline attachments is available only when downloading all attachments. Errors in connection or retrieval will be raised as node errors.

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