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Get Basin form inventory from an email request

Ask in email for your form inventory and have Notis fetch the current list from Basin.

Trigger

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

Action

Get Forms

Tool to retrieve a list of all forms. use after authentication to fetch all your forms.

Why this helps

Finding the current form inventory means pausing email work to open Basin and search.

  • Fetch the current forms list from Basin when requested.
  • Keep inventory lookups attached to a clear incoming request.
  • Review the returned data in the configured run report channel.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Gmail and Basin once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve the Basin forms list when a new email clearly asks for it and include the returned list in the run report.
  • 4Pick New Gmail Message Received as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real inventory request email.

Questions about this workflow

Does this create or change any forms?

No. It uses Basin's Get Forms action to retrieve the list.

Where will I see the list?

The instruction asks Notis to include the returned list in the run report channel you choose.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Basin. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Gmail triggers

Basin actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create Form

Tool to create a new form in basin. use when you need to automate form setup with name, timezone, and project association; optionally configure redirect, notifications, or spam protection.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Form Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook for a specific form. use when you need to programmatically add a webhook once you have the form id and callback url confirmed.

ActionInstant

Email Sent

Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.

TriggerPolling

Create Notification

Tool to create a new notification webhook. use when you need to forward form submissions to an external service.

ActionInstant

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

TriggerPolling

Create Project

Tool to create a new basin project. use when you need a new organizational container for forms. example: "create a project named marketing leads."

ActionInstant

Delete Form

Tool to delete a form. use when permanently removing a form after it's no longer needed. ensure the form id is correct; this operation is irreversible.

ActionInstant

Delete Integration

Tool to delete a form webhook integration. use when removing an obsolete integration by id.

ActionInstant

Delete Project

Tool to delete a project. use when you need to remove a project after confirming its id. returns the deleted project's details.

ActionInstant

Delete Webhook

Tool to delete a specific webhook. use when you need to remove a webhook from a form after confirming its id.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Gmail and Basin, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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