Create a draft

This action will save a new email as a draft in your Gmail account without sending it. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you open Gmail and send it yourself.

Developer info

API endpoint slug: gmail.create_draft
Filter code method: Gmail.createDraft.skip(string?: reason)
Runtime method: runAction("gmail.create_draft", {})

Action fields

To Text input > Other

Label: To address
Helper text: Email addresses separated with a space or comma. To, CC and BCC together accept up to twenty. You can leave all three empty and add the recipient in Gmail before you send.
Slug: to
Required: false
Can have default value: true

Cc Text input > Other

Label: CC address
Helper text: Email addresses separated with a space or comma. To, CC and BCC together accept up to twenty.
Slug: cc
Required: false
Can have default value: true

Bcc Text input > Other

Label: BCC address
Helper text: Email addresses separated with a space or comma. To, CC and BCC together accept up to twenty.
Slug: bcc
Required: false
Can have default value: true

Subject Text input > Title

Label: Subject
Helper text: Also how you'll find this draft in your Drafts folder.
Slug: subject
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Gmail.createDraft.setSubject(string: subject)

Body Text input > HTML

Label: Body
Helper text: Some HTML ok
Slug: body
Required: false
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Gmail.createDraft.setBody(string: body)

Attachment url Text input > File

Label: Attachment URL
Helper text: Link to a file to attach. IFTTT downloads the file at this URL and attaches a copy to the email.
Slug: attachment_url
Required: false
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Gmail.createDraft.setAttachmentUrl(string: attachment_url)

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