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Find the conversation behind each new task

Get relevant Gmail threads surfaced when a new task comes in, with the task details guiding the search.

Trigger

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.

Action

List threads

Retrieves a list of email threads from a gmail account, identified by `user id` (email address or 'me'), supporting filtering and pagination.

Why this helps

Related context is scattered across email threads, making it harder to start a task without retracing old conversations.

  • Surface conversations connected to newly captured work.
  • Search for threads using details already in the task.
  • Keep the task and its email context close together.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Tasks and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Tell Notis which task details to use to search Gmail threads and how to summarize the useful matches.
  • 4Pick the Google Tasks New Task Created trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one new task tied to a known Gmail thread.

Questions about this workflow

How does this differ from searching messages?

This action searches for email threads, which can group related messages into conversations.

Can Notis fetch the full thread?

This action lists threads. Fetching thread messages requires the Gmail Fetch Message by Thread ID action and a valid thread ID.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Tasks triggers

Gmail actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Modify email labels

Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create email draft

Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.

ActionInstant

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.

TriggerPolling

Create label

Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.

ActionInstant

New Task List Created

Triggers when a new Google Tasks task list is created. This trigger monitors Google Tasks and fires when new task lists are detected.

TriggerPolling

Delete Draft

Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.

ActionInstant

Task Details Changed

Triggers when a specific task's details change. This trigger monitors a single Google Task and fires when any of its details (title, notes, status, due date, completion, position) are modified.

TriggerPolling

Delete message

Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.

ActionInstant

Task List Changed

Triggers when a task list changes (title or content updates). This trigger monitors a specific Google Tasks list and fires when changes are detected.

TriggerPolling

Fetch emails

Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.

ActionInstant

Task Updated

Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.

TriggerPolling

Fetch message by message ID

Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.

ActionInstant

Fetch Message by Thread ID

Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Tasks and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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