Start the day with Ably presence and Gmail context
See who is present in the channels that matter and pull related email context into one review.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Why this helps
Starting the day by checking channels and inbox separately makes it easy to miss who is active and what needs attention.
- Replace separate manual checks with a scheduled review.
- See relevant email alongside channel presence context.
- Start with a clear view of active conversations.
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 which channels and email context to review and how to summarize findings.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Can this workflow send an email briefing?
This workflow fetches Gmail messages for the review. If you want a briefing sent by email, describe that outcome and use Gmail's Send Email action.
Does Ably provide presence history?
The source description supports fetching channel presence. Any historical comparison or baseline must be supplied separately if needed.
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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