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ClickUp + Gmail: tasks from emails, emails from tasks.

Create ClickUp tasks from labeled Gmail messages, and send personalized emails from ClickUp task workflows. Inbox-to-task automation that actually clears the inbox.

Trigger app
Gmail as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Gmail.

Action app
ClickUp as the action

Workflows do something in ClickUp, instantly.

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When something happens in Gmail, do it in ClickUp.

1 Gmail triggers wired to 9 ClickUp actions. Most-used pairing: New EmailAdd Comment.

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Or fire it the other way around.

6 ClickUp triggers wired to 27 Gmail actions downstream.

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Common Gmail → ClickUp workflows.

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How it works

Connect Gmail and ClickUp in five steps.

No code, no glue, no half-day setup. Each step is one click.

  1. 1
    Connect
    Authorize Gmail and ClickUp

    Open Tiny Command, authorize Gmail and ClickUp once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.

  2. 2
    Trigger
    Pick a Gmail trigger

    Drop the Gmail → New Email trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.

    POST /v1/webhooks/google-gmail.trigger-email-received
  3. 3
    Transform
    Add a filter or AI step

    Optionally add a Filter node ("subject contains URGENT") or an AI step ("classify intent") between trigger and action.

  4. 4
    Action
    Add the ClickUp action

    Drop the ClickUp → Add Comment action below it. Map fields from the Gmail payload into the ClickUp inputs.

    clickup.create-comment
  5. 5
    Publish
    Publish and forget

    Hit Publish. Tiny Command runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

FAQ

Questions about Gmail + ClickUp.

How do I create a ClickUp task from a Gmail message?
Gmail trigger filtered by label ("@clickup") → ClickUp Create Task with title = subject, description = body + thread URL. Add the "processed" label and remove "@clickup" to avoid duplicates.
Can I send a Gmail from a ClickUp task workflow?
Yes. ClickUp Task Status Updated to "Ready to Send" → Gmail Send Email with the task notes as body. Useful for outreach tasks managed in ClickUp but executed in email.
How do I assign the ClickUp task to the right person based on Gmail sender?
Maintain a lookup of email_domain → clickup_user_id (e.g., bigcustomer.com → SDR Sarah). Set assignees on Create Task. AI-classify the email body for additional routing if the domain match is too coarse.
How do I attach Gmail attachments to the ClickUp task?
Loop over the Gmail message attachments, download each via Get Attachment, then upload to ClickUp via Add Attachment with the bytes. ClickUp caps at 100 MB per file.
Can I summarize a long Gmail thread before creating the ClickUp task?
Yes. Insert a Claude or OpenAI step between Gmail Get Thread and ClickUp Create Task. Pass the whole thread; get back a 3-bullet summary written into the task description.
How do I prevent duplicate ClickUp tasks if the same Gmail thread re-fires?
Use Gmail labels as the deduplication signal: remove the trigger label and add "processed" after Create Task. The workflow only fires on messages still carrying the trigger label.
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