# Connect Gmail to Maildroppa When **New Gmail Message** fires in [Gmail](https://apiant.ai/connections/gmail), your agent runs **Add or Update Subscriber Field (By Email)** in [Maildroppa](https://apiant.ai/connections/maildroppa). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Gmail **2** triggers Gmail **23** actions Maildroppa **31** 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 Maildroppa 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 Maildroppa - When **New Gmail Message** in Gmail then **Add or Update Subscriber Field (By Email)** in Maildroppa - When **Email Sent** in Gmail then **Add or Update Subscriber Field (By Subscriber ID)** in Maildroppa 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 Maildroppa ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 54 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 **Add or Update Subscriber Field (By Email)** Sets (replaces) one custom field value on the subscriber with the given email address. - Action **Add or Update Subscriber Field (By Subscriber ID)** Sets or replaces one custom field value on a subscriber identified by subscriber ID. - Action **Assign Subscriber Tag (By Email)** Assigns a customer tag to the subscriber with the given email address. - Action **Assign Subscriber Tag (By Subscriber ID)** Assigns one of your active customer tags to a subscriber, identified by subscriber ID. Assigning a tag the subscriber already has does nothing. - Action **Count Subscribers (Filtered)** Returns the number of subscribers matching a set of segment conditions, optionally limited to one subscriber status. - Action **Create Field Type** Creates a custom subscriber field in Maildroppa, such as a text, number, date or choice field. - Action **Create Segment** Creates a subscriber segment in Maildroppa from a set of field, tag, topic, segment or purchase conditions. - Action **Create Tag** Creates a new tag in Maildroppa that can be assigned to subscribers and used in segments. - Action **Delete All Subscribers (Optionally by Status)** Deletes all subscribers in the account, optionally only those with a given status. Deletion runs in the background. - Action **Delete Field Type** Archives a customer-created subscriber field so it is no longer active. - Action **Delete Segment** Deletes a segment from your Maildroppa account. Segments still in use cannot be deleted. - Action **Delete Subscriber by Email** Deletes a subscriber from your Maildroppa audience, identified by their email address. - Action **Delete Subscriber by ID** Deletes a single subscriber from your Maildroppa account by their subscriber ID. - Action **Delete Subscriber Field (By Email)** Clears the value of one subscriber field for the subscriber with the given email address. - Action **Delete Subscriber Field (By Subscriber ID)** Clears the value of one subscriber field for the subscriber with the given ID. - Action **Delete Subscribers (Bulk)** Deletes several Maildroppa subscribers at once by their subscriber IDs. - Action **Delete Subscriber Tag (By Email)** Removes a customer tag from the subscriber with the given email address. - Action **Delete Subscriber Tag (By Subscriber ID)** Removes a tag from a subscriber identified by their subscriber ID. - Action **Delete Tag** Deletes (archives) a customer tag in Maildroppa so it can no longer be assigned. An archived tag can be restored later. - Action **Find Subscriber by Email** Finds a subscriber by their exact email address and returns their details. - Action **Get Segment by ID** Returns one Maildroppa segment by its ID, including its name and filter conditions. - Action **Get Subscriber by ID** Returns a subscriber by ID, including field values, tags, status and registration details. - Action **List Field Types (Paged)** Returns all subscriber fields in the Maildroppa account, both built-in and custom, including field types and choice options. - Action **List Filtered Subscribers (Paged)** Returns one page of subscribers matching a filter of field, tag, topic, segment or purchase conditions. - Action **List Tags** Returns the tags in your Maildroppa account, including system-managed tags, optionally with archived ones. - Action **Request Double Opt‑In** Starts double opt-in for a new subscriber by sending them a confirmation email. Their profile, tags and topics are applied once they confirm. - Action **Update Field Type** Updates a custom subscriber field's label, required flag, internal visibility, position and choice options. - Action **Update Segment** Replaces a segment's name and rules in Maildroppa. - Action **Update Subscriber** Updates a subscriber's email, first name, status, custom field values and tags. Values left blank keep the subscriber's current data. - Action **Update Subscriber Email** Changes the email address of an existing Maildroppa subscriber. - Action **Update Tag** Renames an existing customer tag in Maildroppa and returns the updated tag. ## 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) - [ **Maildroppa** Maildroppa is a B2B email-marketing platform that lets you create, send and track campaigns, manage...](https://apiant.ai/connections/maildroppa) 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. 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Any of Maildroppa's 31 actions, including Create Field Type, Create Segment, Create Tag and Update Field Type. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Maildroppa to Gmail? Maildroppa has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Gmail. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Maildroppa's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Gmail or Maildroppa? 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.