Automatic Failed Payment Inbox Cleanup
Clear payment failure notifications out of your inbox automatically. Handle the failure with a separate action workflow.
Trigger
Payment Intent Failed Trigger
Triggered when a payment intent fails in Stripe
Action
Move to Trash
Moves an existing, non-deleted email message to the trash for the specified user.
Why this helps
Failed payment emails pile up in your inbox, creating visual clutter and cognitive noise even after you've addressed the issue elsewhere.
- Reduces visual clutter from payment failure notifications
- Keeps your inbox focused on actionable items, not noise
- Pairs well with a separate workflow to handle the actual failure (send retry email, etc.)
- Reduces cognitive load from seeing repeated failure messages
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Stripe and Gmail integrations to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When a payment intent fails in Stripe, move any related failure notification emails to trash. Assume the failure is being handled by a separate automation.'
- 3Select 'Payment Intent Failed' as the trigger.
- 4Choose your notification channel.
- 5Test by triggering a payment failure and confirming the notification email moves to trash automatically.
Questions about this workflow
Should I pair this with another automation?
Yes, best practice is to pair this with a 'draft retry email' or 'send retry email' automation so you handle failures without leaving notifications in your inbox.
Can I keep a copy before trashing?
You could label it first (using a separate automation), then trash it. Or just trash it—Stripe keeps the record anyway.
What if I want to review failures daily?
Instead of moving to trash, use a 'label and archive' automation so you can review a digest later.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Stripe to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Stripe triggers
Gmail actions
Charge Failed Trigger
Triggered when a direct charge fails in Stripe's legacy Charges API
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).
Checkout Session Completed Trigger
Triggered when a checkout session is completed in Stripe
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.
Invoice Payment Succeeded Trigger
Triggered when an invoice payment is successful in Stripe
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Payment Intent Failed Trigger
Triggered when a payment intent fails in Stripe
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`.
Product Created Trigger
Triggered when a product is created in Stripe
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.
Subscription Added Trigger
Triggered when a subscription is added in Stripe
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Subscription Deleted Trigger
Triggered when a subscription is deleted in Stripe
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`.
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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