Bring ongoing research conversations back into view
Reconnect current research with conversations that may contain decisions, useful context, or a next step.
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
Research evolves over time, but related email conversations often remain buried in an inbox.
- Revisit relevant email without repeating manual searches.
- Use research context to guide a periodic Gmail search.
- Gather matches for a focused review.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Are.na and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name the research thread search.
- 3Tell Notis which Are.na collections to use as context and to search Gmail for related messages for review.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real collection and inspect the matching messages.
Questions about this workflow
Will the automation decide which threads matter?
Notis can use the research context and your instruction to find relevant messages. Review the results to confirm they fit your needs.
Does the recurring run send any email?
No. It searches Gmail and returns matching messages for review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Are.na to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Are.na 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.
Are.na and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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