Email and Slack Stay Connected
A message arrives in your #clients channel about a recent proposal. Notis automatically retrieves the matching Gmail thread so you have both the Slack context and the full email history.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
Why this helps
Messages in Slack reference emails, but you can't access them without leaving Slack and searching Gmail. Critical context gets lost.
- View full email context without leaving Slack
- Avoid missing details from broken conversations
- Make better decisions with all information visible
- Reduce context-switching and mental load
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Gmail.
- 2Create an automation: 'When a message is posted in a channel, fetch the related Gmail thread.'
- 3Notis will use Channel Message Received as your trigger and Fetch Message by Thread ID as your action.
- 4Configure which channels trigger this and how Notis should match them to Gmail threads.
- 5Test by posting a message in a channel; Notis will surface related emails.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which thread to fetch?
It searches by sender name, email address, or keywords in the Slack message. You configure the matching logic.
Will this flood Slack with emails?
Notis posts a summary or link, not the full thread. You can click through if you want full details.
Does this work for all channels?
You can enable it for specific channels (e.g., #clients, #projects) or all channels. Your choice.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Gmail actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
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