Gmail + Shortcut

Create stories in Shortcut for new emails in Gmail

Boost your productivity with this efficient workflow. Whenever you receive a new email in Gmail, it creates a corresponding story in the Shortcut App. This process ensures you do not miss any important updates, helping you stay organized and focused. Enjoy a streamlined process that neatly integrates your email updates into your project management tasks.

When this happens...
New Email
Triggers when a new email appears in the specified mailbox.
TriggerPolling
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Create Story
Creates a new story.
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Supported triggers and actions

- Label or mailbox
- Search keywords
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Label or mailboxRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Label or mailbox
Trigger
Polling
Try It
New Starred Email
Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- 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
- NameRequired
- Description
- Story Type
- Workflow
- Workflow State
- Team
- Epic
- Due Date
- Estimate
- Requester
- Followers
- Owners
- Iteration
- Labels
- External Links
- Comments
- Tasks
Action
Write
- QueryRequired
Action
Search

New Label
Triggers when you add a new label.
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Label or mailboxRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Search keywordsRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Label/Mailbox
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- 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
- Story Template IDRequired
- Name
- Description
- Story Type
- Workflow
- Workflow State
- Team
- Epic
- Due Date
- Estimate
- Requester
- Followers
- Owners
- Iteration
- Labels
- External Links
- Comments
- Tasks
Action
Write
- QueryRequired
- NameRequired
- Description
- Story Type
- Workflow
- Workflow State
- Team
- Epic
- Due Date
- Estimate
- Requester
- Followers
- Owners
- Iteration
- Labels
- External Links
- Comments
- Tasks
Action
Search or write

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