App capability page · Dataset v0.1.2
What can Zapier, Make and n8n natively do with Gmail?
What this page checks
The 8 canonical Gmail operations in Dataset v0.1.2 (3 triggers, 4 actions and 1 search/read operation), compared across Zapier, Make and n8n. Each cell answers one question: does the platform's own Gmail integration perform that exact job? API calls, generic webhooks, community nodes and custom code are recorded as workarounds, not as native support.
Native coverage
Zapier
8/8 TRUE0 FALSE · 0 UNKNOWN- Triggers: 3/3 native
- Actions: 4/4 native
- Search / read: 1/1 native
Make
7/8 TRUE1 FALSE · 0 UNKNOWN- Triggers: 2/3 native
- Actions: 4/4 native
- Search / read: 1/1 native
n8n
7/8 TRUE1 FALSE · 0 UNKNOWN- Triggers: 2/3 native
- Actions: 4/4 native
- Search / read: 1/1 native
Key differences
The platforms agree on 7 of 8 operations. They differ on this one:
- New Attachment (trigger): native on Zapier; not native on Make and n8n.
Capability matrix
| Operation | Zapier | Make | n8n |
|---|---|---|---|
| New EmailTRIGGER | |||
| New Email Matching SearchTRIGGER | ✓ TRUEDelivery: UnknownVerified 2026-10-05Source: Zapier evidence for Gmail New Email Matching Search | ||
| New AttachmentTRIGGER | ✕ FALSEDelivery: Not applicableStatus: Not supportedOfficial native trigger is email-level, not attachment-level. Filtering emails with attachments is an approximation, not the same event cardinality.Verified 2026-10-06Source: Make evidence for Gmail New Attachment | ✕ FALSEDelivery: Not applicableStatus: Not supportedOfficial native trigger is email-level, not attachment-level. Filtering emails with attachments is an approximation, not the same event cardinality.Verified 2026-10-05Source: n8n evidence for Gmail New Attachment | |
| Send EmailACTION | |||
| Create DraftACTION | |||
| Reply to EmailACTION | |||
| Add Label to EmailACTION | ✓ TRUEDelivery: Request responseVerified 2026-10-05Source: Zapier evidence for Gmail Add Label to Email | ✓ TRUEDelivery: Request responseVerified 2026-10-06Source: Make evidence for Gmail Add Label to Email | ✓ TRUEDelivery: Request responseVerified 2026-10-05Source: n8n evidence for Gmail Add Label to Email |
| Find EmailSEARCH_READ |
Gaps and uncertainty
Of the 24 platform records on this page, 2 are not native.
Not native
- New Attachment on Make and n8n: Official native trigger is email-level, not attachment-level. Filtering emails with attachments is an approximation, not the same event cardinality.Evidence: apps.make.com/gmail-modules (evidence strength B_STRONG, checked 2026-10-06), docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes… (evidence strength B_STRONG, checked 2026-10-05).
How native triggers are delivered
- Zapier: not established by the evidence
- Make: not established by the evidence
- n8n: polling (checked on a schedule)
Native vs workaround
A FALSE record is a statement about the platform's own Gmail integration only; it is not a claim that the workflow is impossible. The fallback routes below are the ones the evidence records, and they are never counted as native.
- Make natively covers 7 of 8 operations. No fallback route is recorded for New Attachment.
- n8n natively covers 7 of 8 operations. No fallback route is recorded for New Attachment.
Sources and verification
Every record on this page cites an official platform source. Records were verified between 2026-10-05 and 2026-10-06.
- Zapier: zapier.com/apps/gmail/integrationsIntegration directory · 8 of 8 operations · checked 2026-10-05
- Make: apps.make.com/gmail-modulesOperation documentation · 8 of 8 operations · checked 2026-10-06
- n8n: docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes…Operation documentation · 3 of 8 operations · checked 2026-10-05
- n8n: docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-bas…Operation documentation · 5 of 8 operations · checked 2026-10-05
Check a Gmail workflow
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How these records are classified: Ablelume methodology