Share a timely status during a release window
Give the team a current snapshot from Buildkite without pausing release work to write an update.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
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.
Why this helps
During a release, people ask for status while the team is busy monitoring pipelines and deployments.
- Checks specified pipelines at a useful point in the release window.
- Separates completed, active, failed, and unknown status.
- Drafts a concise update for quick review.
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, name the release pipelines and ask for a status draft that distinguishes confirmed states from unknowns.
- 4Choose the schedule for the release window and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test during one real release window and confirm the status is current enough for your use.
Questions about this workflow
Is this a live status feed?
No. It checks Buildkite when the scheduled run starts and drafts an update from the information then available.
Can it include an ETA?
Only if an ETA is supplied or available from a source. Otherwise, the update should say that no ETA is available.
Can it send multiple updates during a release?
You can choose a recurring schedule, but specify how repeated updates should differ and whether duplicate content should be avoided.
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.
When this happens · Trigger
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