Gmail + Google Contacts

Create drafts in Gmail for new contacts from Google Contacts

Start drafting emails to your new Google Contacts instantly with this workflow! As soon as you add a new contact in Google Contacts, it triggers a workflow that prepares a new draft email in Gmail. This perfect solution helps you stay on top of your communication and fosters prompt interaction with your new contacts.

When this happens...
New Contact
Triggers when a contact is created.
TriggerPolling
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Create Draft
Create a draft email message.
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Supported triggers and actions

New or Updated Contact
Triggers when a contact is created or updated.
Trigger
Polling
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New Contact
Triggers when a contact is created.
Trigger
Polling
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Create Contact
Creates a new contact.
Action
Write
- NameRequired
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write

- Search ByRequired
Action
Search or write
New Label
Triggers when you add a new label.
Trigger
Polling
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- Label or mailboxRequired
Trigger
Polling
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- Search keywordsRequired
Trigger
Polling
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- Label/Mailbox
Trigger
Polling
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- MessageRequired
Action
Write
- Recipient Instructions
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- SubjectRequired
- From
- From Name
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Name of labelRequired
Action
Write
- MessageRequired
- Label(s) to removeRequired
Action
Write
- Trigger Instructions
- ThreadRequired
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- Subject
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Search StringRequired
Action
Search

New Group
Triggers when a group is created.
Trigger
Polling
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- ContactRequired
- GroupRequired
Action
Write
- ContactRequired
- Phone Number
- Additional Phone Numbers
Action
Write
- Contact
- PhotoRequired
Action
Write
- Search ByRequired
Action
Search
- Label or mailbox
- Search keywords
Trigger
Polling
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- Label or mailboxRequired
Trigger
Polling
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- Label or mailbox
Trigger
Polling
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New Starred Email
Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.
Trigger
Polling
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- LabelRequired
- MessageRequired
Action
Write
- Email message to be DeletedRequired
Action
Write
- Trigger Instructions
- ThreadRequired
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- To
- Send message to Google Contacts Group/Label
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- SubjectRequired
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- ThreadRequired
- Label(s) to removeRequired
Action
Write
- Message IDRequired
- Attachment FilenameRequired
- Attachment Size
Action
Search
- Search StringRequired
- To
- Send message to Google Contacts Group/Label
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- SubjectRequired
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Search or write

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