Keep unresolved build failure conversations organized
Make open failure discussions easier to find when you return to them later.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
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).
Why this helps
A failure may be understood in Buildkite while its email discussion disappears into a crowded inbox.
- Checks recent Buildkite failures on a schedule.
- Applies an existing Gmail label to related messages.
- Helps keep unresolved conversations easy to retrieve.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Buildkite and Gmail once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis to create it from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to find Gmail messages related to unresolved failures and apply your existing label.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real unresolved failure and verify the match and label.
Questions about this workflow
Does this make a new label?
No. Create the Gmail label first and refer to its existing name in the instruction.
How does it decide a failure is unresolved?
Define what unresolved means in the instruction and provide the needed status or history. If the state is unavailable, it cannot reliably make that decision.
Could it label a false match?
Use distinct build identifiers or pipeline details to match messages, then verify the first run before relying on it.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Buildkite to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Buildkite 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.
Buildkite and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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