> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cassidyai.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # New email received in Gmail trigger > Run a Workflow automatically when a new email arrives in your Gmail inbox. Use the **New Email Received in Gmail** trigger to start a [Workflow](/workflows/overview) 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. ## Set up 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 If you haven't already, connect your Gmail account to Cassidy. Adding a Gmail connection in the trigger configuration 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 Select any labels you want to exclude from triggering the Workflow. Configuring exclude label filters 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 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. ## Related Send or reply to an email from a Workflow. Create a draft email from a Workflow. Add labels to a Gmail message from a Workflow.