Update a Cloudflare DNS record after a confirmed email
Close the loop on an agreed DNS change by using the confirmation you already sent.
Trigger
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.
Action
Update DNS record
Tool to update an existing dns record within a specific zone. use after confirming both zone and record identifiers; only provided fields are modified.
Why this helps
After agreeing to a DNS change, it is easy to forget the separate Cloudflare update.
- Act on a confirmation in your sent mail.
- Require the zone and record to be identifiable from available context.
- Keep a run report of the attempted update.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Cloudflare once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Apply confirmed DNS follow-ups.
- 3Tell Notis to update an existing DNS record only when the sent message clearly confirms the change and the zone and record identifiers are available; otherwise report what is missing.
- 4Pick Email Sent as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real confirmation email and verify the result in Cloudflare.
Questions about this workflow
Will it guess which DNS record to change?
The instruction should require an identified zone and record. If either is unavailable, have Notis report what is missing.
Does this create a new DNS record?
No. This workflow updates an existing record.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Cloudflare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Cloudflare actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create DNS record
Tool to create a new dns record within a specific zone. use after obtaining the zone id to programmatically add dns entries.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create WAF List
Tool to create a new empty waf list for the account. use after confirming the account id. example: create list(account id="<id>", kind="ip", name="blocklist")
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.
Create Zone
Tool to create a new zone. use after confirming account id when adding a domain to cloudflare.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Delete DNS Record
Tool to delete a dns record within a specific zone. use after confirming zone and record ids. example: "delete dns record 372e6795... from zone 023e105f4ecef..."
Delete WAF List
Tool to delete a waf list. use when you need to remove a list after verifying no filters reference it. example: delete list(account id="<account id>", list id="<list id>")
Delete Zone
Tool to delete a zone. use after confirming the zone identifier to permanently remove a dns zone from your cloudflare account. example: delete zone(zone identifier="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353")
List WAF Lists
Tool to fetch all waf lists (no items) for an account. use after confirming account id.
List Account Members
Tool to list members of a given cloudflare account. use after confirming the account id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Gmail and Cloudflare, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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