Check payment alerts against the transaction record
When an email includes a transaction ID, have Notis retrieve the Blackbaud payment details and put the result where your team checks run reports.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Get Payment Transaction
Retrieves payment transaction details from Blackbaud SKY Payments API. Use this to check transaction status, amounts, payment methods, and error details. Transaction IDs come from payment processing endpoints, checkout callbacks, batch operations, or webhook notifications. Requires: Payments API subscription key (Bb-Api-Subscription-Key) and OAuth Bearer token. This retrieves existing transactions; it does not process new payments.
Why this helps
Payment alerts can leave you opening another system just to confirm whether a transaction succeeded or needs attention.
- See returned transaction status alongside the alert workflow.
- Surface available payment and error details for follow-up.
- Avoid repeated manual transaction lookups.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Blackbaud once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and enter its name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve the Blackbaud payment transaction identified in each incoming alert and report its status and any returned errors; specify what to do when no ID is present.
- 4Pick New Gmail Message Received as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real alert containing a transaction ID and review the result.
Questions about this workflow
What does the automation need from the email?
It needs a transaction ID that the Blackbaud payment action can use. Tell Notis to report alerts where it cannot find one.
Can it retry or refund a payment?
No. The available action retrieves transaction details; it does not retry or change a payment.
What details can I expect?
The action can return transaction status, amount, payment method, and error details when available.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Blackbaud. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Blackbaud actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Get Payment Transaction
Retrieves payment transaction details from Blackbaud SKY Payments API. Use this to check transaction status, amounts, payment methods, and error details. Transaction IDs come from payment processing endpoints, checkout callbacks, batch operations, or webhook notifications. Requires: Payments API subscription key (Bb-Api-Subscription-Key) and OAuth Bearer token. This retrieves existing transactions; it does not process new payments.
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