Email New Message Received (Gmail)
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Version: 1.0.0
This component serves as a trigger in your AI workflow, activating whenever a new email message is received via Gmail. It allows your process to automatically respond to, analyze, or further process incoming emails, making it an essential building block for automating communication-based tasks.
What Does This Component Do?
When a new message arrives in your Gmail inbox, this component captures the event and passes the message data into your workflow. This enables downstream components to perform actions such as extracting information, sending automated replies, storing attachments, or initiating other business processes based on the email content.
Inputs
- Text (input_value):
- Type: Message (string)
- Description: Optional input. Used internally to trace or reference the incoming message. Usually, you do not need to provide an input as it is triggered by the arrival of an email.
- Advanced: No
- Required: No
Outputs
Upon receiving a new Gmail message, this component provides several outputs, making it easy to integrate with other steps in your workflow:
| Output Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Email Received | Message | Contains the full content of the received email. |
| File | FlowSessionAttachmentResponse | Provides the email’s attachment(s), if any, as file objects. |
| Sender | Message | Contains information about the sender of the email. |
| Recipient | Message | Contains information about the recipient of the email. |
How Can This Component Be Useful?
- Automated Inbox Monitoring: Instantly trigger AI workflows whenever a new email arrives, removing the need for manual inbox checks.
- Attachment Handling: Automatically extract and process files sent as email attachments.
- Context-Aware Responses: Access sender and recipient details to personalize automated replies or route messages to the correct department.
- Seamless Integration: Acts as a gateway between Gmail and your AI-driven automation, helping to streamline communication workflows.
Typical Use Cases
- Building an AI assistant that replies to customer emails.
- Automatically saving email attachments to cloud storage.
- Triggering ticket creation in helpdesk systems from new support emails.
- Extracting and analyzing data from incoming emails for business intelligence.
Note: This component is usually configured as the starting point of a workflow that relies on incoming email communications. It is flexible and can be combined with other components for advanced automation scenarios.
