Skip to content
Notis

Subscription Cancellation Retention Automation

When subscriptions cancel, draft a retention email instantly. You can personalize and send before they're gone for good.

Trigger

Subscription Deleted Trigger

Triggered when a subscription is deleted in Stripe

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

Subscriptions cancel and the customer disappears. You never reach out because the cancellation email gets lost in the noise, so you miss retention opportunities and never learn why they left.

  • Creates a last-chance moment to keep a customer or understand why they're leaving
  • Personalization + speed increases retention odds dramatically
  • Gives you feedback that informs your product and strategy
  • Reduces regret from losing customers you could have saved

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Stripe and Gmail to Notis.
  • 2Tell Notis: 'When a subscription is deleted in Stripe, create a draft email to the subscriber asking why they're leaving, offering to help, and mentioning any retention offers.'
  • 3Set 'Subscription Deleted' as your trigger.
  • 4Configure notifications so you're alerted when a cancellation draft is ready.
  • 5Test by cancelling a subscription and verify the draft appears in your Gmail drafts.

Questions about this workflow

Can I include a discount code to save the subscription?

Yes. Include in your prompt: 'Offer them 20% off if they resubscribe this month' or whatever offer your business can support.

What should I say if I don't know why they're leaving?

Keep it open: 'What could we have done better?' or 'We'd love to understand what we're missing.' Genuine curiosity goes a long way.

Is it too late if they've already cancelled?

Not at all. This automation helps you reach out quickly (often the same day), which increases your odds of saving them or getting valuable feedback.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Stripe triggers

Gmail actions

Charge Failed Trigger

Triggered when a direct charge fails in Stripe's legacy Charges API

TriggerInstant

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

Checkout Session Completed Trigger

Triggered when a checkout session is completed in Stripe

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

Invoice Payment Succeeded Trigger

Triggered when an invoice payment is successful in Stripe

TriggerInstant

Create label

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

ActionInstant

Payment Intent Failed Trigger

Triggered when a payment intent fails in Stripe

TriggerInstant

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

Product Created Trigger

Triggered when a product is created in Stripe

TriggerInstant

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

Subscription Added Trigger

Triggered when a subscription is added in Stripe

TriggerInstant

Fetch emails

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

ActionInstant

Subscription Deleted Trigger

Triggered when a subscription is deleted in Stripe

TriggerInstant

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.

Not just Stripe and Gmail. Any combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Save your first hour today.

7 days free trial with 20$ free usage included.
No card. Works with personal or business Gmail.