Prioritize Slack messages that have important email backups
When a critical email lands in your inbox, Notis stars the related Slack message so your team instantly sees it's now urgent and needs attention.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Why this helps
Important emails arrive while teams are discussing things in Slack, but without a connection, the Slack thread stays normal priority and the urgency gets missed.
- Create visual urgency in Slack when corresponding emails arrive without requiring manual flagging
- Give teams an at-a-glance sense of what needs immediate attention
- Build a habit of checking starred items to catch important email-backed developments
- Reduce the need for verbal reminders about email-related urgencies
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Slack to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: ask Notis 'When I receive an important email, star the related Slack message' or use the portal.
- 3Describe the outcome: 'Star the Slack item from the sender or about this topic, making it visually stand out.'
- 4Select the trigger: New Gmail Message Received from key contacts or domains.
- 5Choose a Slack channel for run reports.
- 6Test by having a colleague send an important email and seeing if the related Slack message is starred.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis find the related Slack message?
Tell it in your prompt. Examples: 'star messages from the email sender', 'star messages that mention the email subject keywords', or 'star messages in #client-updates about this sender'.
What if there's no related Slack message?
Notis will acknowledge the email arrived but won't star anything. You can refine your prompt to post the email to Slack first if needed.
Can I control which emails trigger stars?
Yes. Specify in your prompt which emails matter (e.g., 'only from external senders' or 'only if the subject line contains investor-related keywords').
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Slack actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Not just Gmail and Slack. Any combination from 985+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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