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Use the New Email Received in Gmail trigger to start a Workflow whenever a new email is received in your connected Gmail account. This is useful for automating email triage, drafting replies, or routing messages based on sender or content.

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Set up the trigger

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Add the trigger

Create a new Workflow with the New Email Received in Gmail trigger, or change an existing Workflow’s trigger type to New Email Received in Gmail.
Selecting the New Email Received in Gmail trigger
2

Connect your Gmail account

If you haven’t already, connect your Gmail account to Cassidy.
Adding a Gmail connection in the trigger configuration
3

Configure labels (optional)

Filter the trigger to only activate for emails with specific labels such as Inbox, Important, Chat, Sent, Trash, Draft, or Spam.
Configuring label filters for the Gmail trigger
4

Configure exclude labels (optional)

Select any labels you want to exclude from triggering the Workflow.
Configuring exclude label filters
5

Reference the trigger variables

In subsequent Workflow steps, you can reference the following variables from this trigger:
  • Email ID — the ID of the new email
  • Thread ID — the ID of the email thread
  • Labels — the inbox labels applied to the email
  • From — the sender’s email address
  • Subject — the subject line
  • Body — the email body content
  • Attachments — any files attached to the email
Available Gmail trigger variables in the Workflow builder
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Activate the trigger

In the trigger block, click the toggle switch to turn it on.
Activating the Gmail trigger toggle
This trigger only activates for emails received after the trigger is set up. It does not process existing emails.

Send email with Gmail

Send or reply to an email from a Workflow.

Draft email with Gmail

Create a draft email from a Workflow.

Add labels to Gmail message

Add labels to a Gmail message from a Workflow.