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Send parsed emergency email alerts to staff by SMS

Automatically monitor incoming alert emails across Gmail and Zapier. Get instant SMS alerts when alert emails arrive, subject keywords match, or qualifying records appear—so you can parse critical details, format timestamps, and notify on-call staff without manual triage.

How this automation accelerates your staff response

When new alert emails matching your subject criteria arrive, delayed decisions can disrupt coordination. This automation monitors Gmail alerts, filters qualifying records, parses emergency fields, and sends SMS messages—so your team can act on critical details fast.

  1. 1.Monitors alert emails

    Integrate Gmail and email triage tools to watch for incoming alert messages that match configured subject keywords.

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  2. 2.Filters qualifying alert emails

    Integrate Filter by Zapier and routing rules to continue only for qualifying records that meet alert criteria.

    Filter by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  3. 3.Extracts emergency fields

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier and parsing tools to extract site identifier, room location, and reported timestamp.

    Formatter by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  4. 4.Sends SMS to on-call

    Integrate SMS by Zapier and alert distribution tools to send a short SMS with the parsed site, room, and time.

    SMS by Zapieror swap with your favorite app

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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