Gmail Trigger

Overview

Use the Gmail Trigger to kick off your deployed crews when Gmail events happen in connected accounts, such as receiving a new email or messages matching a label/filter.

Enabling the Gmail Trigger

Open your deployment in CrewAI AMP
Go to the Triggers tab
Locate Gmail and switch the toggle to enable

Example: Process new emails

When a new email arrives, the Gmail Trigger will send the payload to your Crew or Flow. Below is a Crew example that parses and processes the trigger payload.

@CrewBase
class GmailProcessingCrew:
    @agent
    def parser(self) -> Agent:
        return Agent(
            config=self.agents_config['parser'],
        )

    @task
    def parse_gmail_payload(self) -> Task:
        return Task(
            config=self.tasks_config['parse_gmail_payload'],
            agent=self.parser(),
        )

    @task
    def act_on_email(self) -> Task:
        return Task(
            config=self.tasks_config['act_on_email'],
            agent=self.parser(),
        )

The Gmail payload will be available via the standard context mechanisms.

Testing Locally

Test your Gmail trigger integration locally using the CrewAI CLI:

# View all available triggers
crewai triggers list

# Simulate a Gmail trigger with realistic payload
crewai triggers run gmail/new_email_received

The crewai triggers run command will execute your crew with a complete Gmail payload, allowing you to test your parsing logic before deployment.

Monitoring Executions

Track history and performance of triggered runs:

List of executions triggered by automation

Troubleshooting

Ensure Gmail is connected in Tools & Integrations
Verify the Gmail Trigger is enabled on the Triggers tab
Test locally with crewai triggers run gmail/new_email_received to see the exact payload structure
Check the execution logs and confirm the payload is passed as crewai_trigger_payload
Remember: use crewai triggers run (not crewai run) to simulate trigger execution