Move stale email out of your working view
Keep active work visible by clearing messages that no longer belong there.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Move to Trash
Moves an existing, non-deleted email message to the trash for the specified user.
Why this helps
Old messages remain in the working inbox and compete with current commitments.
- Reduce visual inbox noise
- Keep cleanup reversible
- Review stale criteria on a schedule
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect BrainGraph and Gmail once.
- 2Create an automation defining stale criteria and requiring message verification before trashing.
- 3Pick a recurring cron trigger and a report channel.
- 4Test with one small batch and confirm the moved messages.
Questions about this workflow
Can it delete permanently?
This workflow moves messages to trash, which is reversible for the retention period.
How does it know a message is stale?
Define the criteria in the instruction and provide relevant BrainGraph context.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link BrainGraph to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
BrainGraph 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.
BrainGraph and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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