Create Cloudflare DNS records from Gmail requests
Stop switching from an infrastructure request email to the DNS console. Ask Notis to create the requested record and report the result.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Create DNS Record
Tool to create a new DNS record in a Cloudflare zone. Use when you need to add a record (A, CNAME, TXT, MX, etc.) to a specified zone.
Why this helps
DNS requests buried in inboxes are easy to miss, and manually copying record details can introduce errors.
- Reduce manual copying between email and Cloudflare.
- Keep a run report for each handled request.
- Surface requests that lack the details needed to create a record.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Cloudflare api key once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a DNS record only when an email clearly authorizes it and includes the zone and record details; report missing information instead.
- 4Pick New Gmail Message Received Trigger as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request email and review the run report.
Questions about this workflow
Will every email create a DNS record?
The instruction should require a clear request and sufficient record details. Notis can report messages that do not meet that condition.
What if the email leaves out the zone or record values?
Ask Notis to report what is missing rather than create a record from guessed details.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Cloudflare api key. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Cloudflare api key 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 in a Cloudflare zone. Use when you need to add a record (A, CNAME, TXT, MX, etc.) to a specified zone.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Zone Lockdown Rule
Tool to create a Zone Lockdown rule. Use when you need to restrict access to specific URL patterns to defined IPs/CIDR ranges. Use after confirming zone_id.
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 Rule in Ruleset
Tool to add a rule to an existing ruleset. Use when you need to append or insert a new rule in a Cloudflare ruleset.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Create Ruleset
Tool to create an account- or zone-scoped ruleset. Use after defining your ruleset details and selecting the correct scope.
Delete DNS Record
Tool to delete a DNS record. Use when you need to remove a specific DNS record from a zone after confirming both zone and record IDs.
Delete DNSSEC
Tool to delete DNSSEC records for a zone. Use after disabling DNSSEC at the registrar to remove DNSSEC configuration.
Delete Rule from Ruleset
Tool to delete a specific rule from a ruleset. Use when you need to remove an outdated or incorrect rule from an account or zone ruleset after confirming IDs.
Delete Ruleset
Tool to delete all versions of a ruleset. Use when you need to remove a ruleset from an account or zone after confirming no references exist.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Gmail and Cloudflare api key, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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