Gmail + Shortcut

Create stories in Shortcut from new matching emails in Gmail

Stay on top of your emails and tasks with this seamless workflow. When a new email matching your specific search arrives in your Gmail inbox, a new story is instantly created in the Shortcut app. This automation helps you streamline your conversations and tasks, ensuring nothing gets overlooked. Just set your specific email search criteria and let this workflow handle the rest.

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New Email Matching Search
Triggers when you receive a new email that matches a search string you provide.
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
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- 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
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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
- 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
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- 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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