How to download attachments from a specific subject in an IMAP/POP3 mail server and save them to a directory on the hard drive

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I have installed npx n8n locally. Can I download the attachments in a specific subject from the IMAP/POP3 mail server and save them to a directory on the hard disk? For example, download the attachment with the subject containing the text “virus code” and save it to d:\test

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Yes, this scenario is possible with n8n.

Use the IMAP Email Node:

  • Use the IMAP Email node to connect to your email inbox.
  • Filter emails that have “virüs kodu” in the subject line (there are filter options in the node settings).
  • In the workflow, you can use an IF Node to check the subject (if it contains “virüs kodu”, proceed).
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Yes you can,

u can take all the data from the imap trigger node, store in it .json or .HTML and then store to disk no problem with store ‘Read/Write Files from Disk’ node.

hope this helps

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I use imap in n8n, but I can’t find a filter to filter the header. Can you teach me?

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when u get an attachment with the imap, does it look like this, if so u can use router, or if node, to filter out whats not needed.

even in header if u wanted, so in imap u just enable to download attachment, and then filter once inside no attachment don’t process further etc.

Hope this helps.