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Approve leave requests from authorized Gmail emails

When an authorized approver confirms a specific pending request, Notis can record the approval in Breathe HR.

Trigger

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

Action

Approve Leave Request

Tool to approve a leave request in BreatheHR. Use when an authorized user needs to approve a pending leave request.

Why this helps

Approved leave can remain pending in HR when the decision is made in email but not recorded in the system.

  • Record approved decisions in Breathe HR
  • Reduce follow-up between email and HR records
  • Keep the request status current

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Gmail and Breathe HR once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation.
  • 3Tell Notis to approve only a pending leave request that is clearly identified in an approval email from an authorized approver, and report ambiguous requests for review.
  • 4Pick the New Gmail Message Received trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real approval email and its matching leave request.

Questions about this workflow

Can an email from any sender approve a request?

Your instruction should specify who is authorized to approve. Notis should report unclear sender authority or request identity for review.

What happens if the request cannot be identified?

The instruction should ask Notis to report the issue for review rather than approve an uncertain request.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Gmail triggers

Breathe HR actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Approve Leave Request

Tool to approve a leave request in BreatheHR. Use when an authorized user needs to approve a pending leave request.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Employee

Tool to create a new employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to add a new employee record with their personal information, contact details, and employment information. Required fields are first_name, last_name, email, and company_join_date.

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 Employee Change Request

Tool to create a change request for an employee field. Use when you need to update employee information such as job title, department, or salary.

ActionInstant

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

TriggerPolling

Create Employee Expense

Tool to create an employee expense record in BreatheHR. Use when an employee needs to submit a new expense claim for reimbursement or record a company-paid expense.

ActionInstant

Create Employee Expense Claim

Tool to create a new expense claim for an employee. Use when you need to submit expenses for reimbursement by grouping one or more unclaimed expense records into a claim.

ActionInstant

Create Employee Sickness

Tool to create a sickness record for an employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to log an employee's sick leave with details like type, dates, and status.

ActionInstant

Delete Employee Expense

Tool to delete an employee expense by ID. Use when you need to remove an expense record from the system.

ActionInstant

Delete Employee Training Course

Tool to delete an employee training course record by its ID. Use when you need to remove a training record from an employee's profile.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

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