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Copy all emails from a timeframe to Google Sheets, saving all attachments in Google Drive

This Playbook will find all emails from your specified timeframe, upload any attachments to Google Drive and save all the information to Google Sheets.

This is a Bardeen playbook. It's a pre-built automation template you can run in one-click to perform a repetitive task. Get started with our free Chrome extension.

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How does this automation work?

Find emails
Action
Upload file to Google Drive
Action
Add data to sheet tab
Action
Add data to sheet tab
Action

Bardeen's Playbook is designed to optimize your email management and data organization by automatically copying emails from a selected timeframe into Google Sheets and saving all attachments in Google Drive. In today's data-driven environment, having easy access to your important correspondence and documents is vital for personal productivity and efficient data sourcing research. This automation saves time and ensures that your information is systematically organized and easily retrievable for future reference.

Here's how this workflow operates to optimize your email management:

  • Step 1: Find emails within timeframe - Bardeen searches your Gmail for all emails within the specified dates. This step is pivotal for targeting the exact range of correspondence you need.
  • Step 2: Save attachments to Google Drive - Any attachments found in these emails are then uploaded to a specified folder in Google Drive, ensuring that your documents are safely stored and organized.
  • Step 3: Record email data in Google Sheets - The details of the emails, including subject lines and other relevant data, are added to a Google Sheet of your choosing. This creates a structured overview of your correspondence.
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How to run the playbook

Managing your email can be a tedious and time-consuming task, especially when you're dealing with a large volume of messages and attachments. This automation is here to simplify the process for you.

With this automation, you can specify a timeframe to find all relevant emails and attachments. It will automatically upload any attachments to Google Drive, providing easy access to files whenever you need them. Additionally, it will save all email information to a Google Sheets document.

Whether you're a busy professional, small business owner, or just looking to streamline your workflow, this automation can help. It's a powerful solution that can help you save time and stay organized. Give it a try and see how it can benefit you.

Let’s set it up!

Step 1: Pin the playbook and integrate Google Sheets and Gmail

First, click the “Pin it” button at the top of this page to save this automation. You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time. Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Gmail and Google Sheets.

Click on the playbook card, and the setup flow will start. Bardeen will ask you to specify a Google Sheets spreadsheet for your emails. You can choose an existing sheet or create a new one.

Bardeen will also ask you to specify a Google Drive folder for your email attachments. It will save any attachments to the folder you specify and include the link in the Google Sheets spreadsheet.

Click on “Save Input” and checkmark Google Sheets. You can edit Inputs later by hovering over the playbook. 

Step 2: Run the playbook to copy all emails to Google Sheets, saving all attachments in Google Drive

Press Option + B on your keyboard to launch Bardeen. Click on the playbook. Run the playbook when you want to save emails for a specified time frame.

It will find all your emails, get information like subject line, date, link to email, email body and sender, upload all email attachments to Google Drive, and save all the information to your Google Sheets.

You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.

Find more Google Sheets integrations, Gmail integrations, Google Drive integrations and Google Sheets and Gmail integrations.

You can also find more about tips and tricks to use Google Sheets, how to increase your personal productivity and how to manage the data sourcing and research process.

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Available actions & triggers

Apps:
Copy all emails from a timeframe to Google Sheets, saving all attachments in Google Drive
Copy all emails from a timeframe to Google Sheets, saving all attachments in Google Drive
Copy all emails from a timeframe to Google Sheets, saving all attachments in Google Drive
Types:
Both
Actions
Triggers
Find Google Drive file or folder
Find Google Drive file or folder
Action
Update or add rows in/to sheet
Update or add rows in/to sheet
Action
When row is added to Google Sheet
When row is added to Google Sheet
Trigger
Create new spreadsheet tab
Create new spreadsheet tab
Action
Find email thread from current page
Find email thread from current page
Action
Create Google Sheet
Create Google Sheet
Action
When email received
When email received
Trigger
Download Google Drive file
Download Google Drive file
Action
Forward email
Forward email
Action
Archive email
Archive email
Action
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FAQs

Bardeen - Playbook / Autobooks: Is it possible to create a Playbook that scrapes data from a website and sends it as an email attachment?

You can create a Bardeen Playbook to scrape data from a website and then send that data as an email attachment.

Youtube: Can I download a Youtube video to my computer using Bardeen?

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Google Sheets: What is the best way to export data to Google Sheets?

Exporting data (ex: scraped data or app data) from Bardeen to Google Sheets is possible with our action to “Add Rows to Google Sheets”.

Meetings: Is there a playbook to record and summarize meetings?

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