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# Gmail: Common Questions & Answers

Last update:  
19/2/2026 · 6 min read

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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:

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2.  Search for **Gmail** and click **Add a connection**:

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3.  Set the **connection name** and click **Continue**:

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

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## 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:

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

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

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

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

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Now you can fill in the details about the **label**:

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

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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**:

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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**:

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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.

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