Get an article brief from links shared by email
Turn a forwarded article into a quick reading brief with its author, publication date, and available images.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Get Article Data
Tool to extract information from articles, including authors, publication dates, and images. use when you need structured metadata from a web article url.
Why this helps
Articles sent for review often get saved for later, while key context like authorship and publication date remains unchecked.
- Capture article details while the link is easy to find.
- Review author and publication context alongside the article link.
- Reduce time spent opening and noting down article metadata.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Diffbot once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then choose a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to find article links in new emails and extract available article details.
- 4Choose the New Gmail Message Received trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real email containing a public article URL.
Questions about this workflow
Which details can the article action return?
The action extracts article information such as authors, publication dates, and images when those details are available on the page.
Will it summarize every kind of link as an article?
This action is intended for article URLs. Ask Notis to skip links that are not articles.
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