Box + Gmail

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

When this happens...
New Attachment
Triggers when you receive a new attachment (triggers once per attachment).
TriggerScheduled
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Upload File
Triggered when you add a new file to a folder.
ActionWrite

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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

- Label/Mailbox
- Search String
  This works the same as the search bar you see in Gmail. For example: from:amy OR from:david or subject:dinner label:my-family. Learn more.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label/MailboxRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Search StringRequired
  By default this search will trigger on emails in all folders, including Sent emails, which most people don't want. To limit results, like to your inbox, include in:inbox.
  This works the same as the search bar you see in Gmail. For example: from:amy OR from:david or in:inbox subject:dinner label:my-family. Learn more.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label/Mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
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- SubjectRequired
- To
  Who will this email be sent to? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Cc
  Who should be cc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Bcc
  Who should be bcc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- From
  Select an email address or alias from your Gmail Account. Defaults to the primary email address.
- From Name
  Customize the from name (but must be sent via the email address you connected).
- Body Type
- BodyRequired
- Signature
  Include a default signature with the email? Will be placed at end of the message after a line break and another "--" line. Note: Only signatures set as your Gmail account email/alias "Signature Defaults" > "For New Emails Use" are displayed.
- Label/Mailbox
- Attachments
  A file to be attached. Can be an actual file or a public URL which will be downloaded and attached.
Action
Write

- NameRequired
  Can have parents via a simple forward slash syntax: "Parent/Child"
Action
Write
- Message to Remove Label(s) FromRequired
- Label(s) to RemoveRequired
Action
Write

- Search StringRequired
  This works the same as the search bar you see in Gmail. For example: from:amy OR from:david< or subject:dinner label:my-family. Learn more. Note: Only one email will be returned by the search.
Action
Search
New Comment
Triggered when someone comments on a file in a folder you own/collaborate on.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- FolderRequired
  Check a specific folder for new files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new files added to folders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap.
- Share
  Define how, if at all, to share files triggered by Zapier (this just makes a URL available for use in the action).
Trigger
Scheduled
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Task Assigned to You
Triggered when you are assigned a task.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- File IdRequired
  The ID of the file to add the comment to.
- MessageRequired
Action
Write
- Folder
  Keep clicking the drop down to drill down into your folders.
- Name of New FolderRequired
  Specify the name of this folder.
Action
Write
- FolderRequired
- Name of New FileRequired
  Specify the name of this file. "txt" will always be appended as the filetype.
- File ContentRequired
  Plain text content to put inside the new text file.
- Share this file?
  Define how, if at all, this file will be shared after creation (this just makes a URL available for use in another action).
Action
Write
- File NameRequired
- Folder
  Restrict the search to a folder. Will search subfolders.
- File Extensions
  Restrict the search to specific file types
Action
Search

New Label
Triggers when you add a new label.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label/Mailbox
  (Note: If no Label/Mailbox is selected, this Zap will trigger on all e-mails, including Drafts.)
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Starred Email
Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label(s) to Add
- Message to be LabeledRequired
Action
Write
- Trigger Instructions
  Important
  If you are using a Gmail trigger for this Zap, we recommend only triggering off of "Inbox" messages to avoid Zap Loops.
  For the "New Email Matching Search" Gmail trigger, please add label:inbox to the end of your "Search String."
  For the "New Email", "New Labeled Email", and "New Thread" Gmail triggers, please select INBOX for the "Label/Mailbox" field.
- ThreadRequired
  If you're not using a Gmail trigger for this Zap, we recommend adding a Search step to find the thread you want.
- To
  Who will this email be sent to? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Cc
  Who should be cc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Bcc
  Who should be bcc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- From
  Select an email address or alias from your Gmail Account. Defaults to the primary email address.
- From Name
  Customize the from name (but must be sent via the email address you connected).
- Body Type
- BodyRequired
- Signature
  Include a default signature with the email? Will be placed at end of the message after a line break and another "--" line. Note: Only signatures set as your Gmail account email/alias "Signature Defaults" > "For New Emails Use" are displayed.
- Label/Mailbox
- Attachments
  A file to be attached. Can be an actual file or a public URL which will be downloaded and attached.
Action
Write
- To
  Who will this email be sent to? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Cc
  Who should be cc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Bcc
  Who should be bcc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- From
  Select an email address or alias from your Gmail Account. Defaults to the primary email address.
- From Name
- Reply To
  Specify a single reply address other than your own.
- SubjectRequired
- Body Type
  If using the HTML option, you must add any and all formatting (paragraphs, lists, etc) directly using HTML. Learn more.
- BodyRequired
- Signature
  Include a default signature with the email? Will be placed at end of the message after a line break and another "--" line. Note: Only signatures set as your Gmail account email/alias "Signature Defaults" > "For New Emails Use" are displayed.
- Label/Mailbox
- Attachments
  A file to be attached. Can be an actual file or a public URL which will be downloaded and attached.
Action
Write
- Trigger Instructions
  Important
  If you are using a Gmail trigger for this Zap, we recommend only triggering off of "Inbox" messages to avoid Zap Loops.
  For the "New Email Matching Search" Gmail trigger, please add label:inbox to the end of your "Search String."
  For the "New Email", "New Labeled Email", and "New Thread" Gmail triggers, please select INBOX for the "Label/Mailbox" field.
- ThreadRequired
  If you're not using a Gmail trigger for this Zap, we recommend adding a Search step to find the thread you want.
- To
  Who will this email be sent to? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Cc
  Who should be cc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Bcc
  Who should be bcc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- From
  Select an email address or alias from your Gmail Account. Defaults to the primary email address.
- From Name
- Reply To
  Specify a single reply address other than your own.
- Body Type
  If using the HTML option, you must add any and all formatting (paragraphs, lists, etc) directly using HTML. Learn more.
- BodyRequired
- Label/Mailbox
- Attachments
  A file to be attached. Can be an actual file or a public URL which will be downloaded and attached.
Action
Write
- Search StringRequired
  This works the same as the search bar you see in Gmail. For example: from:amy OR from:david< or subject:dinner label:my-family. Learn more. Note: Only one email will be returned by the search.
- To
  Who will this email be sent to? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Cc
  Who should be cc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- Bcc
  Who should be bcc'd on this email? Multiple email addresses can be entered either individually, or as a comma separated list, eg. test@example.com,example@example.com.
- From
  Select an email address or alias from your Gmail Account. Defaults to the primary email address.
- From Name
- Reply To
  Specify a single reply address other than your own.
- SubjectRequired
- Body Type
  If using the HTML option, you must add any and all formatting (paragraphs, lists, etc) directly using HTML. Learn more.
- BodyRequired
- Signature
  Include a default signature with the email? Will be placed at end of the message after a line break and another "--" line. Note: Only signatures set as your Gmail account email/alias "Signature Defaults" > "For New Emails Use" are displayed.
- Label/Mailbox
- Attachments
  A file to be attached. Can be an actual file or a public URL which will be downloaded and attached.
Action
Search or write
New Event
Triggered when a new event is performed (this is the activity stream).
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Folder
  Keep clicking the drop down to drill down into your folders.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- EmailRequired
  An email address to invite to collaborate on the folder.
- FolderRequired
- RoleRequired
Action
Write
- FolderRequired
- FileRequired
  Must be a file object from another service (or some text).
- Name
  Overwrites the natural file name from the trigger service.
- Share this file?
  Define how, if at all, this file will be shared after creation (this just makes a URL available for use in another action).
Action
Write
- File IdRequired
  The ID of an existing file in Box.
- New FolderRequired
- Action to Perform
  Defaults to copying the file. Note: While testing your Zap, we will always copy the file.
Action
Write
- File IdRequired
  The ID of the file to add the task to.
- Message
- Due At
- Assign To
  Can be the user id or email address of a Box user.
Action
Write
- Folder NameRequired
- Parent Folder
Action
Search

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Box + Gmail

Save new Gmail attachment as a file in Box [Business Gmail Accounts Only]

New Attachment

Label/Mailbox

Search String

New Labeled Email

Label/MailboxRequired

New Email Matching Search

Search StringRequired

New Thread

Label/Mailbox

Create Draft

SubjectRequired

To

Cc

Bcc

From

From Name

Body Type

BodyRequired

Signature

Label/Mailbox

Attachments

Create Label

NameRequired

Remove Label from Email

Message to Remove Label(s) FromRequired

Label(s) to RemoveRequired

Find Email

Search StringRequired

New Comment

New File

FolderRequired

Share

Task Assigned to You

Add Comment to File

File IdRequired

MessageRequired

Create Folder

Folder

Name of New FolderRequired

Create Text File

FolderRequired

Name of New FileRequired

File ContentRequired

Share this file?

Find a File

File NameRequired

Folder

File Extensions

New Label

New Email

Label/Mailbox

New Starred Email

Add Label to Email

Label(s) to Add

Message to be LabeledRequired

Create Draft Reply

Trigger Instructions

Important

ThreadRequired

To

Cc

Bcc

From

From Name

Body Type

BodyRequired

Signature

Label/Mailbox

Attachments

Send Email

To

Cc

Bcc

From

From Name

Reply To

SubjectRequired

Body Type