Gmail + My Hours

Create time logs in My Hours for new emails matching search in Gmail

When a new email that matches your set criteria arrives in your Gmail inbox, this workflow enables you to seamlessly track your time in the My Hours app. It promptly turns your Gmail activity into a time log in My Hours, ensuring you accurately account for every moment spent on email correspondences. This thoughtful automation effectively solves the problem of manual time tracking, potentially increasing your productivity.

When this happens...
New Email Matching Search
Triggers when you receive a new email that matches a search string you provide.
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Create Time Log
Creates a new time log
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Supported triggers and actions

- 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
- Search StringRequired
Action
Search
New Time Log
Triggers when a new time log is added.
Trigger
Polling
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- Project IdRequired
Trigger
Polling
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- DateRequired
- Description
- Start time
- End time
- Duration in hours
- Duration in seconds
- Project
- Task
- Tags
Action
Write
- Project IdRequired
- Task NameRequired
- Task list Name
- Description
- Billable Rate
- Custom ID
Action
Write
- Project IdRequired
- Project Task NameRequired
Action
Search
- Project NameRequired
- Project NameRequired
- Client ID
- Description
- Rate
- Custom ID
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
- 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
New Project
Triggers when a new Project is created.
Trigger
Polling
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- Client nameRequired
- Client Email
- Phone Number
- Client Address
- Custom ID
Action
Write
- Project NameRequired
- Client ID
- Description
- Rate
- Custom ID
Action
Write
- Project NameRequired
Action
Search
- Date FromRequired
- Date ToRequired
Action
Search
- Project IdRequired
- Project Task NameRequired
- Task NameRequired
- Task list Name
- Description
- Billable Rate
- Custom ID
Action
Search or write

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