1.Detect updated spreadsheet row
Integrate Google Sheets and spreadsheet data tools to start the workflow when a tracking row updates.
Send shipping emails on updated tracking rows to customers
Automatically monitor updated tracking rows across Google Sheets and Gmail. Create shipment emails on tracking changes and update row statuses so your team avoids manual outreach.
How this automation speeds up customer shipping updates
When tracking updates land in spreadsheets but emails lag, customers wait and support tickets rise. This automation filters qualifying rows, marks them PREPARING, waits briefly, looks up tracking and templates, and sends shipment emails so your team can reduce follow-up.
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2.Continue only qualifying rows
Integrate Filter by Zapier and workflow rules to gate sending to rows that have tracking and are not marked sent.
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3.Updates row to PREPARING
Integrate Google Sheets and spreadsheet status fields to set a status value to PREPARING TO SEND {{now}}.
4.Delay for 1 hour
Integrate Delay by Zapier and timing controls to pause one hour so concurrent tracking updates can arrive.
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5.Find related tracking and template
Integrate Google Sheets and template lookup tools to find rows by purchase order reference and fetch template range.
6.Send templated shipment email
Integrate Gmail and email templating to send the shipment email and mark the source row as SENT after a successful send.
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