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Prepare a Gmail follow-up from an Ably event

Let Notis gather the event context and prepare a draft you can review before it leaves your inbox.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Create email draft

Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.

Why this helps

Writing a thoughtful follow-up from scratch slows down responses when an event needs attention.

  • Start from the event context instead of a blank draft.
  • Keep a human review step before sending.
  • Make follow-up faster when the event is still fresh.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Ably and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation by telling Notis the outcome you want.
  • 3Describe the event context and the follow-up draft to prepare.
  • 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real example event.

Questions about this workflow

Does the draft send automatically?

No. The Create email draft action creates a draft in Gmail for you to review and send.

What if the event does not contain enough context?

Tell Notis what information the draft needs. If that information is unavailable from the event, provide it in your instruction or leave it out.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Ably triggers

Gmail actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Modify email labels

Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create email draft

Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.

ActionInstant

Create label

Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.

ActionInstant

Delete Draft

Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.

ActionInstant

Delete message

Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.

ActionInstant

Fetch emails

Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.

ActionInstant

Fetch message by message ID

Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.

ActionInstant

Fetch Message by Thread ID

Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Ably and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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