Make emailed event links scannable
Turn an event URL from an incoming email into a QR code image you can reuse in event materials.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
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Why this helps
Event links buried in email take extra steps to turn into something attendees can scan.
- Make event URLs easier to share in print
- Cut out a separate QR generator step
- Keep the generated image connected to its email context
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Api2pdf once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and name it for incoming event QR codes.
- 3Tell Notis to find the event URL in each new message and ask Api2pdf to generate a QR code image from it.
- 4Pick the New Gmail Message Received trigger, then choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real email containing an event URL.
Questions about this workflow
What if there are multiple URLs in the message?
Tell Notis how to identify the event URL, such as by its domain or label in the email.
Does this create a QR image or a PDF?
The action generates a barcode or QR code image from text values.
Does the trigger include the message content?
The event is described as a new Gmail message received. Make sure the URL can be read by Notis for the instruction to work.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
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Gmail triggers
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