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Create Box folders from sent project emails

Start a clean Box workspace the moment a project email goes out.

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

Create folder

Creates a new empty folder within the specified parent folder.

Why this helps

Project materials scatter across inbox threads and ad hoc folders.

  • Start projects faster
  • Use consistent folder structures
  • Reduce setup decisions

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Super and Box once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation describing when a folder should be created.
  • 3Pick the Email Sent trigger.
  • 4Select a report channel and test with one project email.

Questions about this workflow

What information can the folder use?

Notis can use the returned email metadata and your instruction to name or organize the folder.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Super to Box. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Super triggers

Box actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Add classification to file

Adds a classification to a file by specifying the label of the classification to add. this api can also be called by including the enterprise id in the url explicitly, for example `/files/:id//enterprise 12345/securityclassification-6vmvochwuwo`.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Add classification to folder

Adds a classification to a folder by specifying the label of the classification to add. this api can also be called by including the enterprise id in the url explicitly, for example `/folders/:id/enterprise 12345/securityclassification-6vmvochwuwo`.

ActionInstant

Aggregate Metric Changed

Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.

TriggerPolling

Add domain to list of allowed collaboration domains

Creates a new entry in the list of allowed domains to allow collaboration for.

ActionInstant

Attendee Response Changed

Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.

TriggerPolling

Add initial classifications

When an enterprise does not yet have any classifications, this api call initializes the classification template with an initial set of classifications. if an enterprise already has a classification, the template will already exist and instead an api call should be made to add additional classifications.

ActionInstant

Cell Range Values Changed

Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.

TriggerPolling

Add or update user avatar

Adds or updates a user avatar.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

TriggerPolling

Add shared link to file

Adds a shared link to a file.

ActionInstant

Conditional Format Rule Changed

Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.

TriggerPolling

Add shared link to folder

Adds a shared link to a folder.

ActionInstant

Data Validation Rule Changed

Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.

TriggerPolling

Add shared link to web link

Adds a shared link to a web link.

ActionInstant

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