Updates for Gmail: Use Zaps to Find Existing Emails Then Label Them, Plus Alias Support

Carlin Sack
Carlin Sack / February 24, 2017

Sorting through emails is a time suck. But there's good news: Zapier's Gmail integration was just updated, so it can find emails for you. Now you can set up Zaps that automatically find existing emails in Gmail and label them. And another bonus: you can now use Zaps to send emails from your Gmail aliases.

What's New with Gmail

New Searches

  • Find Email: Zapier finds an email in Gmail based on a search string you input. If the email you're looking for doesn't yet exist, Zapier will create and send it.
Search string field in the Zap editor
Now Zapier can search for existing Gmail emails.

New Actions and Options for Actions

  • Add Label to Email: Zapier can now automatically add an existing label to an existing email in Gmail.
Add label field in the Zap editor
Now Zapier can auto-add a label to an email.
  • When using the Send Email Action, you can now choose to automatically send emails from your alias addresses.
From field in the Zap editor
Now Zapier can auto-send Gmail emails from your aliases, too.

How to Automate Gmail with Zapier

  1. Make sure you have a Zapier and a Gmail account

  2. Try some pre-made Gmail integrations and learn more about how Gmail works with Zapier

  3. Check out our Gmail help documentation for details on connecting your account and setting up your first Zap

  4. Or login to build a custom workflow with Gmail and Zapier