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Gmail OmniFocus Gmail integration with OmniFocus

How to Create OmniFocus tasks from new emails matching search on Gmail

Want to make sure to take action for particular kinds of emails that come in? Configure this Gmail-OmniFocus integration with your chosen terms and we'll be sure to search Gmail constantly for you, automatically adding a new task to OmniFocus with the data from any email found to match your search.

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Steps to automate

Use workflow automation service.
Preparation
Create Nekton account. You can also use your existing Google account to sign in.
Create automation
  • Click on the "Create new workflow" button, and then add "Automated step".
  • Set the step description to "Create OmniFocus tasks from new emails matching search on Gmail" and then click on "Automate".
  • Provide the necessary parameters and click on the "Test it" button to check your automation. If you had issues with it, you can click on "Automate" again to try a different one.
Create a schedule (optional)
If you want to run this automation on a schedule, click on the gear button on the workflow editor screen to configure it. For example, you can run this flow every hour or every day.

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Gmail actions

Nekton can use any feature that is available in Gmail API. Using our advanced AI, you can easily create custom automations for Gmail. Here are some typical actions you can do in your automated workflows.
Create Draft
Create (but do not send) a new email message.
Create Label
Creates a new label.
Remove Label from Email
Remove a label from an email message.
Find Email
Finds an email message.
Add Label to Email
Add a label to an email message.
Create Draft Reply
Create (but do not send) a draft of a reply to an existing email.

About Gmail

One of the most popular email services, Gmail keeps track of all your emails with threaded conversations, tags, and Google-powered search to find any message you need.