Timeout for IMAP Email Trigger

Questions
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Hi, I just want to know about the IMAP Trigger node.

  1. If i don’t set the Force reconnect time, what would be the default frequency for it to connect & check for new email?
  2. If I set the force reconnect to let say every hour, and when no new email in the inbox, will the ‘reconnect’ task count as execution? and recorded in the execution list?
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Hi @lamanrasmi,

Thanks for posting! The default frequency is every 60 minutes and the “Force Reconnect Every Minute” option doesn’t get counted as an execution as it doesn’t start the workflow itself.

There are different types of trigger nodes:

  • For polling nodes, n8n only counts executions when new data is found.
  • For schedule triggers, n8n counts each time the trigger is executed.
  • For webhook triggers, n8n counts every inbound request with data as an execution.

Hope that helps!

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