Review important email attachments with channel context
Bring the file attached to an important email into the same review as the channels discussing it.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Gmail attachment
Retrieves a specific attachment by id from a message in a user's gmail mailbox, requiring valid message and attachment ids.
Why this helps
Files buried in email attachments are easy to overlook when related discussion is happening elsewhere.
- Retrieve a specific attachment for review.
- Keep file context near related channel activity.
- Reduce manual searching through email.
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 message and attachment to retrieve and which channel context matters.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real accessible message and attachment.
Questions about this workflow
Can it find attachments across the mailbox?
This action retrieves a specific attachment by id from a specific message. Use Gmail search or fetch actions to identify the message first.
What ids are needed?
The action requires valid message and attachment ids accessible to the Gmail account.
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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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