Execute IMAP checks daily (cron trigger + IMAP)

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Describe the problem/error/question

It seems, as if I can either use IMAP trigger OR Cron.

Is there an option to check a mailbox daily or weekly?

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You can see which triggers are available, or use a schedule trigger node, and then make the request in other nodes after.

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How to do that?
I can’t connect a scheduled trigger to an IMAP trigger and there doesn’t seem to be an IMAP node.

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are you using gmail or microsoft? they have nodes for them, but otherwise if other server, maybe a community node NoCode Nodes - community-built n8n nodes hub

what wrong with the current email trigger? you mentioned not working do you get any errors?

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you can use the community IMAP-node n8n-nodes-imap - npm connected to a Cron-trigger to periodically for new mails

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Exactly :slight_smile: but though we can fix the error with the actual imap trigger though :slight_smile:

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Nothing - I just need to execute it once a day - not if a new email arrives or similar.

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Thanks for the suggestion.
Is it save? It doesn’t send my credentials anywhere “back home”?
I’d give it a try, thanks.

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I use it on a daily basis for some integrations, you can also check the code yourself:

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Should be safe, but this is in docs Risks | n8n Docs explaining more.

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