Turn a cat fact into a daily email draft
Give your newsletter a small moment of delight with a fact and cat image ready to review.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
Finding a fresh, shareable detail each day can turn a quick newsletter task into a research detour.
- Start with a fresh cat fact and image from Cats.
- Review the copy before sending it.
- Keep newsletter preparation in Gmail.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Cats and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Daily Cat Fact Email.
- 3Tell Notis to fetch a cat image and fact from Cats and draft a short newsletter email in Gmail.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule, set a channel for run reports, and test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Does this send the email automatically?
No. This workflow creates a Gmail draft for you to review and send.
Can it include the actual image attachment?
The prompt can include the image URL returned by Cats. Use Gmail attachments only if you have a valid attachment source supported by your setup.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cats to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cats 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.
Cats and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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