Box makes it easy to make sure your files are always available, and are easily shareable with your team or peers. With this Gmail and Box integration you can save your income Gmail attachments to Box so that all your files are easily accessible.
How It Works
- You receive a new email in Gmail with an attachment
- Zapier saves that file to Box
What You Need
- Gmail account
- Box account
Note: This integration will only work if you have a Business Gmail account - these have custom domains. Free consumer Gmail accounts cannot be used with this integration. Read Help docs here.
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Save new Gmail attachment as a file in Box [Business Gmail Accounts Only]
Manage the files you receive as Gmail attachments in Box, keeping all your businesses files in one place for simple online collaboration
Note: This Zapier integration will start saving attachments from new emails that you recieve after you turn this integration on.
How It Works
- A new attachment is received in Gmail
- Zapier saves the attachment as a file in Box
What You Need
- Gmail account
- Box account
Note: This integration will only work if you have a Business Gmail account - these have custom domains. Free consumer Gmail accounts cannot be used with this integration. Read Help docs here.
Save Gmail messages as text files in Box [Business Gmail Accounts Only]
If you need to keep a copy of Gmail messages, you can automatically save them to Box as text files automatically. Zapier can monitor a Gmail account and create a text file from email data, as the emails are received. You can even specify a mailbox or email label to drive this integration, to only save your most important messages to Box.
How It Works
- A new Gmail message is received
- Zapier creates a text file in your Box folder
What You Need
- A Gmail account
- A Box account
Note: This integration will only work if you have a Business Gmail account - these have custom domains. Free consumer Gmail accounts cannot be used with this integration. Read Help docs here.
Share Box files with a Gmail email
You can automatically send Gmail messages to your team when new files are added to Box. This Zapier integration can monitor your Box account and automatically send an email with Gmail as new files are saved. You can even include the file as an attachment to the message if you need to, as long as the files are smaller than 25MB.
How It Works
- A new file is created in your Box account
- Zapier creates a Gmail message with details of the file created.
What You Need
- A Box account
- A Gmail account
Get a digest of new Box files in Gmail on a schedule
Want to get all your new Box file notifications at the same time? Zapier's Digest tool can keep track of every new file added to your team's Box account, and send them to you or your colleagues in a Gmail email together at the time that's best for you. That way, you'll always know what new files have been added to your team folders, without getting distracted with notification emails throughout the day.
How this Box-Gmail integration works
- A new file is added to Box
- Zapier adds that file to your Digest list
- Zapier then emails the list of all new Box files via Gmail on the schedule you set
Apps involved
- Box
- Digest by Zapier
- Gmail
Send Gmail notifications for new Box files
Need to collaborate with people inside or outside your organization? Letting them know what files are added to your Box account can be pretty helpful. This Box Gmail integration lets you trigger an email via Gmail for new files uploaded to a specific folder in Box.
How It Works
- A new file is created in Box
- Zapier sends a notification message to a Gmail inbox
What You Need
- Box account
- Gmail account
Get a digest of new tasks assigned to you in Box delivered to Gmail
Team collaborating in Box? Get a digest of new tasks assigned to you delivered to Gmail in one place. With this Box-Digest-Gmail integration, Zapier adds all new Box assigned tasks to a Digest that is delivered to Gmail. It's delivered monthly, daily or weekly at the hour of your choosing. Like a safety net for work. You'll never miss an assignment again, no matter how nested within the archives it is.
How this Box-Digest-Gmail integration works
- A new task is assigned to you in Box
- Zapier appends that task to a digest
- Zapier sends an email summary to you at the time of your choosing to Gmail
Apps involved
- Box
- Digest by Zapier
- Gmail
It's easy to connect Box + Gmail and requires absolutely zero coding experience—the only limit is your own imagination.
Triggered when someone comments on a file in a folder you own/collaborate on.
Creates a brand new text (.txt) file from plain text content you specify.
Triggered when you are assigned a task.
Copy an already-existing file from another service to Box.
Triggered when you add a new file to a folder.
Adds an individual user as a collaborator on a folder.
Triggers when you receive a new email that matches a search string you provide.
Create (but do not send) a new email message.
Triggers when you receive a new email and label it within two days.
Create and send a new email message.
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