Gmail: Common Questions & Answers

With Albato, you can automate your Gmail workflows. You can send emails, create draft letters, create a label, add labels to your email, and more. Set up triggers to automatically receive information about new emails that you receive and much more.

How to Connect Gmail to Albato?

To connect your Gmail account to Albato, please follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to the Apps section in your account and click the Add a connection button:

2. Search for Gmail and click Add a connection:

3. Set the connection name and click Continue:

4. Click the Grant access button, allow access to your account, and your connection will be ready:

General Questions

How to send an email through Gmail via Albato?

To send an email through Gmail via Albato, use the Gmail: Send email action as shown below:

1. Add the Gmail: Send email action to your automation. In this example, the Albato Test trigger is used for demonstration:

2. Fill in the From, To, Subject, and Body fields, as well as any other required fields:

3. When the automation runs, the email will be sent automatically:

Can I create labels and add them to my emails with Albato?

Yes. To create labels in Gmail, add the Gmail: Create label action:

Now you can fill in the details about the label:

To add labels to your email, use another action called Gmail: Add label to email:

If you need help with the setup, please contact our support team.

Can I receive data about new emails with a selected tag?

Yes. To receive data about new emails with a selected tag, use the trigger Gmail: A new email with the selected tag:

Click Save and start the automation. You will receive all new emails that have the selected tag.

Additionally, you can also get data about new emails that match a specific search string:

Click Save, and the automation will fetch all incoming emails that match the provided string.

Can I download the attachments from an email?

Unfortunately, this is not available as a feature at the moment.