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Organize Email by Contact Changes Automatically

Contact record changes in Salesforce? All their emails instantly get labeled. No more hunting through your inbox trying to remember who said what.

Trigger

Contact Updated

Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.

Action

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).

Why this helps

Contact details change but their old emails are scattered and unlabeled, making it impossible to quickly find the full conversation history.

  • Emails automatically organized by contact status
  • Full conversation history instantly searchable
  • Reduces time finding context
  • Zero manual labeling

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect both integrations to Notis.
  • 2Create automation: 'When a contact is updated in Salesforce, label all of their emails in Gmail with a label that indicates their new status or category.'
  • 3Set trigger to 'Contact Updated'.
  • 4Test by updating a contact in Salesforce and checking Gmail for the new label.
  • 5Adjust your label naming strategy if needed and activate.

Questions about this workflow

What if the contact hasn't emailed yet?

Notis only labels existing emails. Future emails from that contact will follow your standard rules.

Can I use different labels for different update types?

Yes. Specify in your prompt (e.g., 'If status changes to qualified, use the qualified label').

Will this remove old labels?

By default, Notis adds labels without removing old ones. You can ask it to replace labels in your prompt if preferred.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Salesforce triggers

Gmail actions

Account Created or Updated

Triggers when an Account is created or updated in Salesforce. Uses LastModifiedDate high-watermark to capture both creations and updates.

TriggerPolling

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

Contact Updated

Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.

TriggerPolling

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

Record Updated (Generic SObject)

Triggers when monitored fields change on any Salesforce SObject. You specify the SObject type and which field values should be returned in the payload. The trigger uses SystemModstamp to detect changes regardless of which specific field changed.

TriggerPolling

Create label

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

ActionInstant

New Contact Trigger

Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.

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

New Lead Trigger

Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.

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

New or Updated Opportunity

Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.

TriggerPolling

Fetch emails

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

ActionInstant

Task Created or Completed

Triggers when a Task is created or when its status changes to Completed in Salesforce. Supports optional filtering by task Status or Subject.

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

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