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What Gmail can start in Shift4
When New Gmail Message in Gmail
then Add card in Shift4
When Email Sent in Gmail
then Add charge in Shift4
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 Shift4
Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 44 actions
Trigger
Email SentFires when an email is sent from the mailbox (optionally filtered by query).
Trigger
New Gmail MessageFires when a new email arrives (optionally filtered by query/labels).
Action
Add Label To EmailAdds 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 DraftCreates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Action
Create LabelCreates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Action
Delete DraftPermanently 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 MessagePermanently 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 EmailsFetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Action
Fetch Message By Message IdFetches 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 IdRetrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
Action
Get AttachmentRetrieves a specific attachment by id from a message in a user's gmail mailbox, requiring valid message and attachment ids.
Action
Get ContactsFetches contacts (connections) for the authenticated google account, allowing selection of specific data fields and pagination.
Action
Get PeopleRetrieves 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 ProfileRetrieves key gmail profile information (email address, message/thread totals, history id) for a user.
Action
List DraftsRetrieves 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 LabelsRetrieves a list of all system and user-created labels for the specified gmail account.
Action
List ThreadsRetrieves a list of email threads from a gmail account, identified by `user id` (email address or 'me'), supporting filtering and pagination.
Action
Modify Thread LabelsAdds or removes specified existing label ids from a gmail thread, affecting all its messages; ensure the thread id is valid.
Action
Move To TrashMoves an existing, non-deleted email message to the trash for the specified user.
Action
Patch LabelPatches the specified label.
Action
Remove LabelPermanently deletes a specific, existing user-created gmail label by its id for a user; cannot delete system labels.
Action
Reply To ThreadSends 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 PeopleSearches contacts by matching the query against names, nicknames, emails, phone numbers, and organizations, optionally including 'other contacts'.
Action
Send DraftSends the specified, existing draft to the recipients in the to, cc, and bcc headers.
Action
Send EmailSends 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 cardSaves a credit or debit card to an existing Shift4 customer, either from a card token / successful charge, or from full card details.
Action
Add chargeCreates a new charge to a customer or card.
Action
Add customerCreates a new customer in Shift4, optionally saving a card to them as their default card.
Action
Add planCreates a new subscription plan that customers can be subscribed to.
Action
Add refundRefunds an existing charge in full or in part, returning the funds to the card that was charged.
Action
Add subscriptionCreates a subscription that bills a customer automatically according to a plan.
Action
Delete cardDeletes a saved card from a Shift4 customer. If the deleted card was the customer's default, the most recently added card becomes the new default.
Action
Delete customerDeletes an existing Shift4 customer.
Action
Delete planDeletes a plan by ID.
Action
Delete subscriptionCancels/deletes an existing subscription by ID.
Action
Get chargeFetches a charge by ID.
Action
Get customerFetches a customer by ID.
Action
Get disputeFetches a dispute by ID.
Action
Get planFetches a plan by ID.
Action
Get refundRetrieves an existing Shift4 refund by its id.
Action
Get subscriptionFetches a subscription by ID.
Action
List cardsLists the saved cards of a Shift4 customer, most recently created first.
Action
List refundsReturns all refunds.
Action
Update chargeUpdates an existing Shift4 charge's customer, description, shipping, billing, fraud status or metadata. Fields left blank are unchanged.
Action
Update customerUpdates an existing Shift4 customer. Any field left blank is left unchanged.
Action
Update subscriptionUpdates an existing subscription. Any field left blank is left unchanged.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Gmail and Shift4, 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 Shift4 when something happens in Gmail?
Any of Shift4's 21 actions, including Update charge, Update customer, Update subscription and Add card. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Shift4 to Gmail?
Shift4 has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Gmail. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Shift4's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Gmail or Shift4?
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.