# Connect Gmail to Google Cloud Vision When **New Gmail Message** fires in [Gmail](https://apiant.ai/connections/gmail), your agent runs **Check Image Safety** in [Google Cloud Vision](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-cloud-vision). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Gmail **2** triggers Gmail **23** actions Google Cloud Vision **4** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Gmail and Google Cloud Vision to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Gmail can start in Google Cloud Vision - When **New Gmail Message** in Gmail then **Check Image Safety** in Google Cloud Vision - When **Email Sent** in Gmail then **Detect Faces** in Google Cloud Vision Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Gmail and Google Cloud Vision ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **Email Sent** Fires when an email is sent from the mailbox (optionally filtered by query). - Trigger **New Gmail Message** Fires when a new email arrives (optionally filtered by query/labels). - Action **Add Label To Email** Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids). - Action **Create Email Draft** Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading. - Action **Create Label** Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account. - Action **Delete Draft** Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`. - Action **Delete Message** Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access. - Action **Fetch Emails** Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval. - Action **Fetch Message By Message Id** Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`. - Action **Fetch Message By Thread Id** Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`. - Action **Get Attachment** Retrieves a specific attachment by id from a message in a user's gmail mailbox, requiring valid message and attachment ids. - Action **Get Contacts** Fetches contacts (connections) for the authenticated google account, allowing selection of specific data fields and pagination. - Action **Get People** Retrieves either a specific person's details (using `resource name`) or lists 'other contacts' (if `other contacts` is true), with `person fields` specifying the data to return. - Action **Get Profile** Retrieves key gmail profile information (email address, message/thread totals, history id) for a user. - Action **List Drafts** Retrieves a paginated list of email drafts from a user's gmail account. use verbose=true to get full draft details including subject, body, sender, and timestamp. - Action **List Labels** Retrieves a list of all system and user-created labels for the specified gmail account. - Action **List Threads** Retrieves a list of email threads from a gmail account, identified by `user id` (email address or 'me'), supporting filtering and pagination. - Action **Modify Thread Labels** Adds or removes specified existing label ids from a gmail thread, affecting all its messages; ensure the thread id is valid. - Action **Move To Trash** Moves an existing, non-deleted email message to the trash for the specified user. - Action **Patch Label** Patches the specified label. - Action **Remove Label** Permanently deletes a specific, existing user-created gmail label by its id for a user; cannot delete system labels. - Action **Reply To Thread** Sends a reply within a specific gmail thread using the original thread's subject, requiring a valid `thread id` and correctly formatted email addresses. supports attachments via the `attachment` parameter with valid `s3key`, `mimetype`, and `name`. - Action **Search People** Searches contacts by matching the query against names, nicknames, emails, phone numbers, and organizations, optionally including 'other contacts'. - Action **Send Draft** Sends the specified, existing draft to the recipients in the to, cc, and bcc headers. - Action **Send Email** Sends an email via gmail api using the authenticated user's google profile display name, requiring `is html=true` if the body contains html and valid `s3key`, `mimetype`, `name` for any attachment. - Action **Check Image Safety** Rates an image from a web address for adult, violent, racy, medical and spoof content (SafeSearch). - Action **Detect Faces** Finds the faces in an image from a web address and returns, for each face, its likely emotions (joy, sorrow, anger, surprise) and detection confidence. - Action **Detect Labels** Analyzes an image from a web address and returns labels describing what it shows (objects, scenes, activities) with confidence scores. - Action **Extract Text from Image** Reads the text in an image from a web address (OCR) and returns the full text found. ## Each app on its own - [ **Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connections/gmail) - [ **Google Cloud Vision** Image recognition API that detects objects, faces, text (OCR), labels, and landmarks in photos.](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-cloud-vision) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Gmail - [ **Gmail to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-hubspot) - [ **Gmail to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-google-sheets) - [ **Gmail to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-google-calendar) - [ **Gmail to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Gmail to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-pipedrive) - [ **Gmail to Notion** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-notion) ## More into Google Cloud Vision - [ **HubSpot to Google Cloud Vision** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-google-cloud-vision) - [ **Salesforce to Google Cloud Vision** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-google-cloud-vision) - [ **Slack to Google Cloud Vision** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-google-cloud-vision) - [ **Google Sheets to Google Cloud Vision** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-google-cloud-vision) - [ **Google Calendar to Google Cloud Vision** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-google-cloud-vision) - [ **Google Drive to Google Cloud Vision** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-google-cloud-vision) Questions ## Gmail and Google Cloud Vision, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Gmail? Any of Gmail's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Gmail Message and Email Sent. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Google Cloud Vision when something happens in Gmail? Any of Google Cloud Vision's 4 actions, including Check Image Safety, Detect Faces, Detect Labels and Extract Text from Image. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Google Cloud Vision to Gmail? Google Cloud Vision has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Gmail. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Google Cloud Vision's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Gmail or Google Cloud Vision? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.