Gmail + Things

Create to-dos in Things for new Gmail emails matching search criteria

Stay on top of your tasks effortlessly with this workflow. When a new email matching your specified search parameters lands in your Gmail inbox, a to-do task will be created instantly in the Things app. This ensures no action-required email slips through the cracks, thereby enabling you to stay organized and manage your work effectively.

When this happens...
New Email Matching Search
Triggers when you receive a new email that matches a search string you provide.
TriggerScheduled
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Create To-Do
Adds a new to-do to your Things Inbox.
ActionWrite

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Supported triggers and actions

- 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

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
- TitleRequired
- Note
Action
Write

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