Scan Gmail for inventory exceptions
See the messages most likely to affect stock before the day gets busy.
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
Exception emails are mixed with routine updates and easy to miss.
- Prioritize exception messages
- Reduce surprise shortages
- Start with a focused queue
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Boxhero and Gmail in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation describing the exception terms and Boxhero context.
- 3Ask Notis to fetch Gmail messages matching inventory exceptions and summarize their urgency.
- 4Pick notis_cron and set a daily schedule.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one exception scan.
Questions about this workflow
Can I define the exception terms?
Yes. Include words, suppliers, item codes, or Gmail query syntax in the prompt.
Will it notify the team?
The run report can notify your chosen channel, and you can add an email action in another workflow.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Boxhero to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Boxhero 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.
Boxhero and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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