Gmail + Google Tasks

Create task lists in Google Tasks from new labeled emails in Gmail

Manage your inbox and tasks efficiently with this Gmail and Google Tasks workflow. When you label an email in Gmail, it instantly appears as a new task list in Google Tasks. This helps you keep up with important emails by transforming them into practical to-dos in Google Tasks, making your work management more streamlined and efficient.

When this happens...
New Labeled Email
Triggers when you label an email.
TriggerScheduled
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Create Task List
Creates a new task list.
ActionWrite

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Supported triggers and actions

- Label or mailbox
- Search keywords
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label or mailboxRequired
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Scheduled
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- Search keywordsRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label/Mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
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- 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
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- SubjectRequired
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write

- Trigger Instructions
- ThreadRequired
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Search StringRequired
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- SubjectRequired
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Search or write
- Task ListRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- List TitleRequired
Action
Write
- ListRequired
- TaskRequired
- Title
- Status
- Notes
- Due Date
Action
Write
- ListRequired
- TitleRequired
Action
Search
- ListRequired
- TitleRequired
- Task ListRequired
- Notes
- Due On
Action
Search or write

New Label
Triggers when you add a new label.
Trigger
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- Label or mailbox
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New Starred Email
Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label
- 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
- Search StringRequired
Action
Search
- Task ListRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Task List
Triggers when a new task list is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Task ListRequired
- TitleRequired
- Notes
- Due On
Action
Write
- Api Docs Info
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Results will output in a line-item format. Subsequent action steps will need to support line-items. If not, you can transform this into t
- Task ListRequired
- Display Completed TasksRequired
Action
Search

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