N8n System Emails Not Delivered to My Google Workspace Email

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I’m having an issue receiving n8n system emails on my Google Workspace email address.

On May 20, I signed up for n8n with the 14-day free trial using my Google Workspace email address:

ayasinerer@blackout-agency.org

During the trial period, I created several workflows and added credentials for services such as Google, OpenAI, Notion, and others.

On June 3, my trial ended and I received an email saying that my workspace would become inactive in 3 days.

Later, on June 9, I tried to upgrade my account. First, n8n said that a magic link had been sent to my registered email address, but I never received it.

Then, I tried to upgrade directly through the n8n website and log in from there. This time, I was told that a 6-digit verification code had been sent to my email address, but I did not receive that email either.

I also contacted support@n8n.io about this issue, but I have not received a response yet.

As a third alternative, on June 17, I signed up and upgraded using my personal email address:

ahmetyasin.erer@gmail.com

After that, I tried to invite my Google Workspace email address ayasinerer@blackout-agency.org to the new workspace so I could continue working, but the invitation email also did not arrive.

So, in short:

Are n8n system emails such as magic links, verification codes, and invitation emails not being delivered to Google Workspace / Google Business email addresses?

Or is there anything I need to configure in my Google Workspace settings in order to receive these emails?

Note: I have not added any extra restrictions or custom email filtering rules in my Google Workspace account. It is using the default setup.

Since I could not get a response from support@n8n.io, I’m posting here to ask for help.

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Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: 2.26.4
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This is most likely not an n8n bug and not a general Google Workspace incompatibility issue.

I’ve worked through similar cases, and the symptoms point to one of these scenarios:

1. Domain-level email delivery issue (Most Likely)

Since you successfully received earlier emails from n8n (trial expiration notice on June 3), your address was working initially.

The fact that you are now not receiving:

  • Magic links
  • 6-digit verification codes
  • Workspace invitations

suggests that Google Workspace may be rejecting or quarantining certain transactional emails from n8n’s authentication provider.

What to check in Google Workspace Admin:

Admin Console → Apps → Google Workspace → Gmail → Email Log Search

Search for emails from:

  • n8n.io
  • notifications@n8n.io
  • support@n8n.io
  • Any sender containing:
    • auth
    • magic link
    • verification

Look for:

  • Rejected
  • Quarantined
  • Marked as spam
  • DMARC failures

Also check:

Admin Console → Gmail → Spam, Phishing and Malware

See if any custom policies are blocking authentication emails.

2. Authentication Provider Issue

n8n Cloud uses external authentication services for:

  • Magic links
  • Verification codes
  • Login emails

Sometimes these emails come from a different sending domain than regular marketing or billing emails.

That would explain why:

:white_check_mark: Trial expiration email arrived

:cross_mark: Login verification emails do not arrive

:cross_mark: Invitation emails do not arrive

3. Domain Reputation / DNS Checks

Verify your domain:



blackout-agency.org

Make sure it has valid:

  • MX records
  • SPF record
  • DKIM enabled
  • DMARC policy

A strict DMARC policy can occasionally cause authentication emails to be rejected.

You can test the domain using:

  • Google Admin Toolbox CheckMX
  • MXToolbox

Look for SPF/DKIM/DMARC errors.

4. Check Google Workspace Quarantine

Many admins forget this one.

Go to:

Admin Console → Security → Investigation Tool → Email Log Search

Search for:



From: n8n
To: ayasinerer@blackout-agency.org

You may discover the messages were blocked before reaching the inbox.

5. Evidence That Points Away From n8n

The strongest clue is this:

You invited ayasinerer@blackout-agency.org from your new Gmail-based n8n workspace and the invitation email never arrived.

That invitation is generated independently from your original account login flow.

Since both login emails and invitation emails are missing, the issue is more likely related to email delivery to the Workspace domain than the original n8n account itself.

Recommended Next Steps

  1. Check Spam, Promotions, Updates, and All Mail folders.

  2. Run an Email Log Search in Google Workspace Admin.

  3. Check if emails are being quarantined or rejected.

  4. Verify SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records for blackout-agency.org.

  5. Ask n8n support to confirm whether delivery attempts for:

    • Magic links
    • Verification codes
    • Workspace invitations

    show as Delivered, Bounced, or Deferred in their email logs.

If I were troubleshooting this, I would start with Google Workspace Email Log Search first. Since you previously received emails from n8n, that is usually where the answer is found fastest.

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Thank you for your helpful response. Now I’ll try these methods that you provided and If they work I will inform about the process.

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I checked the Google Workspace Email Log Search again, this time using only the recipient filter:

ayasinerer@blackout-agency.org

Date range: June 3 – June 17

The results only show:

  • Google Workspace verification email
  • n8n trial expiration email
  • Notion email

There are no records at all for the n8n magic link, 6-digit verification code, or workspace invitation emails.

So it looks like these emails never reached Google Workspace in the first place. If Google Workspace had rejected, quarantined, or marked them as spam, I would normally expect to see some kind of record in the email logs.

Based on this, I’m starting to think the issue may be related to n8n’s transactional email provider, possibly a bounce/suppression list or a delivery issue before the emails reach Google Workspace.

I will contact with help@n8n.io this time, I hope it’ll help.

Again, thank you for detailed explanation

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okay you are welcome and i am glad i would be of help.