Process Your Email Inbox Into Jira Daily
Every morning, your inbox has new emails mixed with noise, and you have to decide what's actionable. This automation summarizes new emails daily and creates issues for them, so you process intake in batches rather than context-switching all day.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Issue
Creates a new jira issue (e.g., bug, task, story) in a specified project.
Why this helps
You check email throughout the day, each time getting distracted by new messages, then by afternoon you've forgotten what was actionable and what was just noise.
- Process email in one predictable ritual instead of reacting all day
- Batch work conversion reduces context-switching
- Start each day knowing what your emails committed you to
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Jira to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Every morning at 8am, scan my new unread emails and create a Jira issue for each one that looks actionable.'
- 3Set the trigger to 'Daily Schedule' (Notis Cron) and choose a time that works for your routine.
- 4Select your notification channel and test the automation on a trial day.
Questions about this workflow
What if some emails shouldn't become issues?
Tell Notis to skip certain senders, labels, or keywords—e.g., 'Skip newsletters and automated reports.'
Can I run this multiple times a day?
Yes, set it to run morning and evening if you prefer.
Does it include already-processed emails?
No, Notis only looks at emails since the last run to avoid duplicates.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Jira. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Jira actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Add Attachment
Uploads and attaches a file to a jira issue.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Add Comment
Adds a comment using atlassian document format (adf) for rich text to an existing jira issue.
Add Watcher to Issue
Adds a user to an issue's watcher list by account id.
Assign Issue
Assigns a jira issue to a user, default assignee, or unassigns; supports email/name lookup.
Bulk Create Issues
Creates multiple jira issues (up to 50 per call) with full feature support including markdown, assignee resolution, and priority handling.
Create Issue
Creates a new jira issue (e.g., bug, task, story) in a specified project.
Link Issues
Links two jira issues using a specified link type with optional comment.
Create Project
Creates a new jira project with required lead, template, and type configuration.
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