Connect Gmail and Elai
Integrate Gmail with Elai to automate workflows, sync data between apps, and eliminate repetitive tasks with AI-powered automation.
Popular Gmail + Elai flows
Start from a real workflow other teams are already running.
Choose a trigger
Gmail
When this happens...
New Attachment
New Email Received
New Email Sent
Choose an action
Elai
Automatically do this!
Create a Video
Delete a Video
Update a Video
Render a Video
Copy/Transform Video
Create a Stream
Close a Stream
Generate slides/convert story
Enhance the whole video
Create a Video with Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowDelete a Video from Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowUpdate a Video in Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowRender a Video in Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowCopy/Transform Video in Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowCreate a Stream in Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowClose a Stream in Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowGenerate slides/convert story in Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowEnhance the whole video using Elai when New Attachment in Gmail
Use this flowCreate a Video with Elai when New Email Received in Gmail
Use this flowSupported Triggers & Actions
Everything you can automate between Gmail and Elai.
When this happensTriggers
A trigger is an event that starts a workflow.
New Attachment
Retrieve recent Gmail messages (optionally filtered by label) that contain attachments, upload those attachments to Viasocket, and return message and attachment details.
New Email Received
Runs when new email arrives
New Email Sent
Runs the workflow automatically whenever a new email appears in the Sent mailbox or in a specified label.
New Video Created
Triggers when new video is created in Elai Account.
Video Ready
Triggers when any video change it's status to "ready".
Video Error
Triggered when any video has a validation or a rendering error
Do thisActions
Action is the task that follows automatically within your Gmail integrations.
Send Email
send a new email message.
Add or Remove Labels on Emails
Add or remove labels on a specific email or on emails matching sender, subject, or thread ID.
Reply To Thread
Reply to an existing email thread — choose recipients (sender/all/specific), send text or HTML, add attachments, and apply labels.
Get Thread Replies
Retrieve all messages in a thread excluding those sent from the specified email address.
Search_Email_Messages
Search emails (manual or AI), resolve custom labels by name or ID, and return message details, attachments, and a next-page token.
Get Email Attachment
Retrieve attachments from an email by Message ID and return attachment details (filename, MIME type, size) and accessible URLs.
Learn how to build your first workflow
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Connect your apps
Link the apps you want to automate.
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Configure your workflow
Set up triggers, actions, and map your data.
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Test & publish
Test your workflow and publish it.
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About Gmail
Gmail is Google's email service that helps users send, receive, organize, search, and manage email messages with powerful spam filtering and integration across Google Workspace.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sign up for a free viaSocket account, then authorize both your Gmail and Elai accounts. From there, pick a trigger in one app and an action in the other. Your first workflow can be live in under five minutes.
Yes. viaSocket uses instant triggers where available, so data moves between Gmail and Elai as soon as the event happens. Scheduled polling triggers run at a maximum interval of 15 minutes.
Yes. You can map specific fields, apply filters to skip records that do not match your conditions, and transform values before they reach Elai. No coding required.
Yes. You can set up a workflow where Gmail triggers actions in Elai, and a separate workflow where Elai triggers actions in Gmail. Both run independently and in real time.
viaSocket logs every run so you can see exactly what succeeded and what failed. Failed tasks can be retried from the dashboard without re-configuring the workflow.
Yes, there is a free plan that covers basic workflows between Gmail and Elai. Paid plans unlock higher task limits, faster polling, and advanced features like multi-step workflows and conditional logic.
No. The entire Gmail and Elai integration is built through a visual, point-and-click interface. Code blocks are available if you want them, but they are never required.
