Integration
Connect Motion and Sortd for Gmail
When New Comment fires in Motion, your agent runs Add comment in Sortd for Gmail, or New Task Created in Sortd for Gmail to Create Task in Motion. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Motion and Sortd for Gmail can do together
From Motion to Sortd for Gmail
When New Comment in Motion
then Add comment in Sortd for Gmail
From Sortd for Gmail to Motion
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 Motion and Sortd for Gmail
Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 37 actions
- New Comment
Triggered when a new comment is added to the selected task.
- New or Updated Task
Triggers when a task is created or updated in Motion.
- New Project
Triggered when a new project is created in a Motion workspace.
- New Task
Triggered when a new task is created in Motion. Can be limited to a workspace, project, assignee, label, name or status.
- Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a Motion task and returns the created comment.
- Create Project
Creates a new project in a Motion workspace, optionally from a project template, and returns the created project.
- Create Recurring Task
Creates a recurring task in a Motion workspace, assigned to a person and repeating on the frequency you choose. Returns the new recurring task.
- Create Task
Creates a task in a Motion workspace, optionally with a due date, assignee, project, labels and auto-scheduling. Returns the new task.
- Delete Recurring Task
Deletes a recurring task in Motion by its ID.
- Delete Task
Deletes a Motion task by its ID.
- Find Task
Returns the tasks whose name contains the specified text, optionally narrowed by workspace, project, assignee, label or status.
- Get Project
Returns a single Motion project by its ID, including its status, timestamps and custom field values. An error occurs if the project is not found.
- Get Task
Returns a Motion task by its ID, including its schedule, assignees, project, workspace and custom field values. An error occurs if the task is not found.
- List Comments
Returns all comments on a Motion task, including each comment's content, creation time and creator.
- List Projects
Returns all projects in a Motion workspace, including each project's status and custom field values.
- List Recurring Tasks
Returns all recurring tasks in a Motion workspace, including each task's assignee, project, status, priority and labels.
- List Tasks
Returns the tasks in Motion, across every page of results, optionally narrowed by workspace, project, assignee, label, name or status.
- Move Task
Moves a task to a different workspace, optionally assigning it to a user there, and returns the updated task.
- Set Project Custom Field Value
Sets the value of an existing custom field on a project and returns the value that was saved.
- Unassign Task
Removes the assignee from a Motion task, leaving the task unassigned.
- Update Task
Updates an existing Motion task by ID and returns the updated task, including its title, schedule, status, priority, labels and assignee.
- New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created on the chosen Sortd board.
- Task Archived
Triggers when a task on the chosen Sortd board is archived.
- Task Assigned
Triggers when a task on the chosen Sortd board is assigned to the given team member.
- Task Completed
Triggers when a task on the chosen Sortd board is marked complete.
- Task Moved to List
Triggers when a task arrives on the chosen Sortd list, whether created there or moved in.
- Add comment
Adds a plain-text comment to a Sortd task, with optional @email mentions of board members.
- Add company
Creates a CRM company in a Sortd team, with optional type, stage, company details and tags.
- Add contact
Creates a CRM contact in a Sortd team, optionally linked to an existing or new company.
- Archive task
Archives a Sortd task, moving its card off the board into the board's archive.
- Assign a Task
Assigns a Sortd task to a member of its board and returns the updated task.
- Complete Task
Marks a Sortd task as complete and returns the updated task.
- Create Task
Creates a new task on a Sortd list and returns it.
- Create Task From Gmail Thread
Creates a Sortd task from a Gmail thread (title defaults to the email subject) and returns it.
- Delete task
Deletes a Sortd task. The task stops appearing in boards and lists but can be recovered; linked email threads are left intact.
- Find contacts by criteria
Searches a Sortd team's CRM contacts by text, contact type and stage, returning the matching contacts.
- Get a Lists Tasks
Returns the tasks on a Sortd list.
- Get task
Returns a single Sortd task, including its board and list, status, assignee, due date, linked email threads and custom-field values.
- List boards
Returns all boards owned by a Sortd team, with each board's id, name and type.
- List lists
Returns the task lists (columns) on a Sortd board.
- Mark Task as Incomplete
Reopens a completed Sortd task and returns the updated task.
- Move a Task to a New List
Moves a Sortd task to another list (on the same or another board) and returns the updated task.
- Send email
Composes and sends a new email from the connected Sortd user's Gmail mailbox, optionally onto an existing thread.
- Unassign Task
Clears the assignee on a Sortd task and returns the updated task.
- Update contact
Updates an existing CRM contact in Sortd, changing only the fields you fill in.
- Update task
Updates a Sortd task — its title, notes, next step, due or planned date, colour, status, assignee, deal details or custom-field values. Returns the updated task.
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
Motion and Sortd for Gmail, answered
What can start an automation from Motion?
Any of Motion's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Comment, New or Updated Task, New Project and New Task. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Sortd for Gmail when something happens in Motion?
Any of Sortd for Gmail's 20 actions, including Create Task, Create Task From Gmail Thread, Send email and Update contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Sortd for Gmail to Motion?
Yes. When something happens in Sortd for Gmail, your agent can act in Motion too. This page covers both directions: Sortd for Gmail's triggers and Motion's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Motion or Sortd for Gmail?
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.
Can my AI client use Motion and Sortd for Gmail without building an automation?
Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both.
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.