Mark document approval email with a Gmail label
Give approval requests a visible marker in Gmail as soon as you identify the message and label.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
Approval requests are easy to overlook when they look like ordinary email in a busy inbox.
- Make approval requests easier to find.
- Keep a consistent Gmail triage routine.
- Use an existing label for the right message.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Cloudlayer and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for approval message labeling.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis which message to label and which existing Gmail label to apply, using valid message and label IDs.
- 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real approval message and verify the label was applied.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow create the label too?
This action modifies labels on a message. Create a missing custom label separately with Gmail's create-label action.
How do I get a valid custom label ID?
Use Gmail's list-labels action to retrieve the custom label ID.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cloudlayer to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cloudlayer 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`.
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