Start CircleCI from new Gmail requests
Let an incoming request move from inbox to execution without a manual relay.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Trigger Pipeline
Tool to trigger a new pipeline for the specified project. use when you need to start a build on a branch or tag programmatically.
Why this helps
Build requests get buried in the inbox and wait for someone to retype them into a tool.
- Turns email requests into action
- Reduces inbox based delays
- Preserves request context for the run
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Super and Circleci in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Gmail to CircleCI pipeline.
- 3Describe which incoming messages qualify and instruct Notis to trigger the CircleCI pipeline with the message context.
- 4Pick New Gmail Message Received and choose where reports go.
- 5Test with one real message.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow ignore unrelated mail?
Yes. State the sender, subject, or content criteria in the instruction.
Will the full email be sent to CircleCI?
Notis uses the event details needed for the pipeline request and can summarize the message first.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Super to Circleci. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Super triggers
Circleci actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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