RecipeHowToUpdated May 2026· 3 min to deploy
Send a Slack message every time Gmail receives an important email
A real-time bridge from your inbox to your team channel — filtered to only the messages that matter.
Gmail
Slack
Steps
Build this in 3 min.
Each step is a single node on the canvas. Order matters; everything else is dragging.
- 1TriggerAdd the Gmail trigger
Drop the Gmail → New Email trigger onto the canvas and connect your Gmail account.
- 2TransformFilter for importance
Add a Filter node. Match on label = 'IMPORTANT' or sender domain matches your VIP list.
- 3TransformCompose a Slack message
Add Slack → Send Channel Message. Use Gmail variables to fill in subject, sender, and a link back to the email.
- 4ActionPick the channel and publish
Choose the destination Slack channel. Hit Publish — Tiny Command registers the Gmail webhook automatically.
FAQ
Common questions about this recipe.
Can I attach the email body to Slack?
Yes — use Gmail's body or snippet variable in the Slack message text or attachment block.
What if I want only one specific label?
Replace the filter condition with `label == 'YourLabel'`.
Clone this recipe in two minutes.
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