Gmail + RescueTime

Start new focustime sessions in RescueTime and send emails in Gmail

Stay focused and easily track your productivity with this workflow. When you start a new FocusTime session in RescueTime, an email will be sent via Gmail to keep a record of your progress. This automation ensures you can effortlessly monitor your productivity without any manual input.

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New FocusTime Session Start
Triggers when a new FocusTime session is started
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Send Email
Triggers when a new email appears in the specified mailbox.
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Supported triggers and actions

- Alert Name
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New Daily Summary Report
Triggers when a new daily summary is available
Trigger
Scheduled
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New FocusTime Session Start
Triggers when a new FocusTime session is started
Trigger
Instant
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- Date / TimeRequired
- DescriptionRequired
- Action Label
Action
Write
- Start TimeRequired
- End TimeRequired
- Activity NameRequired
- Activity Details
Action
Write

New Label
Triggers when you add a new label.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label or mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
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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

New Highlight Event
Triggers when a new daily highlight event is posted
Trigger
Scheduled
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New FocusTime Session End
Triggers when a FocusTime session finishes.
Trigger
Instant
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New Weekly Summary Report
Triggers when a new weekly summary is available
Trigger
Scheduled
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- FocusTime ActionRequired
Action
Write
- Label or mailbox
- Search keywords
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label or mailboxRequired
Trigger
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

About Gmail

One of the most popular email services, Gmail keeps track of all your emails with threaded conversations, tags, and Google-powered search to find any message you need.

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About RescueTime

RescueTime helps you understand how you spend your time on the computer by automatically keeping a log of the time you spend on different applications and websites. Having an accurate idea of how you time is spent makes it easy to stay productive and balanced.

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