Find the email context behind an Ably event
Use event details to look up the email conversation that can explain what needs to happen next.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Why this helps
The email behind an event may be buried in the inbox, slowing down an informed response.
- Use event details to guide a focused Gmail search.
- Bring matching emails into the same triage pass.
- Reduce time spent searching manually.
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 how event details should guide the Gmail message search.
- 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real event and a known matching email.
Questions about this workflow
Can the search return full email content?
Fetch emails supports filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval. Describe what context Notis needs.
What if several emails match?
The action supports pagination. Tell Notis how to select or summarize the useful results.
When this happens · Trigger
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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.
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).
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
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`.
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.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
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`.
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`.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ably and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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