Turn email tasks into ready-to-review Gmail drafts
Capture the email you need to write as a task, then let Notis prepare a draft from its details.
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
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.
Why this helps
Email follow-ups get lost when writing them means stopping work to reconstruct the context and compose a message.
- Start an email from the context already saved in a task.
- Review the draft before sending it.
- Keep email writing out of your task list backlog.
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 to draft an email for each new task that asks for one, following your instructions for recipients, tone, and content.
- 4Pick the Google Tasks New Task Created trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real email task and review the Gmail draft.
Questions about this workflow
Does this send the email automatically?
No. This workflow creates a Gmail draft for you to review and send.
How does Notis know who to address?
Include the recipient in the task or tell Notis how to identify recipients. If the information is missing, ask Notis to leave the address unresolved rather than guess.
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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.
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).
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
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.
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`.
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.
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.
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.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
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.
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`.
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`.
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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