Automate Gmail-to-ChatGPT draft response generation

This automation allows users to streamline their email response process by automatically generating draft replies in ChatGPT based on the content of new emails received in their Gmail inbox.

When a new email arrives, the automation triggers, sends the email text to the ChatGPT AI assistant, and creates a draft response in the user's Gmail account that they can review and send. This integrates the power of the ChatGPT language model with the user's email workflow, enabling more efficient and personalized responses to incoming messages.

Updated Apr 2, 2026Est. run: 17sEst. cost: $0.0011

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What this template does

Extracts email text from new Gmail messages
Sends email content to OpenAI ChatGPT API
Generates draft response in user's Gmail account
Allows user to review and edit draft response
Saves time by automating email response creation

How it works

Trigger

Monitor Gmail Inbox

The automation monitors the user's Gmail inbox for new incoming emails.

Action

Send Email Content to ChatGPT

When a new email arrives, the automation extracts the email's content and sends it to the OpenAI ChatGPT AI assistant.

Generate Draft Response

The ChatGPT language model analyzes the email content and generates a draft response that the user can review.

Action

Create Draft Email

The automation saves the ChatGPT-generated draft response in the user's Gmail account as a new draft email that the user can further edit and send.

Setup guide

Add Gmail credential

1. In the Latenode Credentials panel, add your Gmail account credential using OAuth authentication.

Add OpenAI ChatGPT credential

2. In the Latenode Credentials panel, add your OpenAI ChatGPT API credential.

Configure Gmail trigger

3. In the Latenode visual builder, add a Gmail trigger node. Configure it to monitor your Gmail inbox for new emails.

Send email content to ChatGPT

4. Add an OpenAI ChatGPT node after the Gmail trigger. This node will send the email content to ChatGPT and generate a draft response.

Create draft email in Gmail

5. Add a Gmail 'Create Draft' node after the ChatGPT node. This will create a draft email in your Gmail account with the ChatGPT-generated response.

Requirements

A Gmail account with access to the email inbox where you want to monitor incoming messages

An OpenAI API key to authenticate with the ChatGPT language model

Authorization to access the Gmail API and send email drafts on your behalf

Latenode workspace setup with 'code' and 'openai-chatgpt' nodes to integrate Gmail and ChatGPT

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