Effortlessly route new Gmail emails to WhatsApp via Tellephant

This Latenode automation template allows users to automatically forward new emails received in their Gmail account to the Tellephant platform, which then sends the email contents as a WhatsApp message to a specified phone number. This integration streamlines communication by ensuring important emails are quickly relayed to the recipient's preferred messaging channel, eliminating the need to constantly check one's email inbox.

Updated Apr 2, 2026Est. run: 7sEst. cost: $0.0004

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What this template does

Automatically forwards new emails received in Gmail to Tellephant platform
Sends email contents as a WhatsApp message to a specified phone number
Eliminates the need to constantly check email inbox
Ensures important emails are quickly relayed to recipient's preferred messaging channel
Generates a WhatsApp message for each new incoming Gmail email

How it works

Trigger

Detect new emails in your Gmail inbox

The automation will continuously monitor your Gmail inbox for any new emails.

Logic

Prepare email data for WhatsApp message

When a new email is detected, the automation will extract the relevant information from the email, such as the subject, body, and sender, to be formatted for a WhatsApp message.

Action

Send email contents as a WhatsApp message

The automation will then send the formatted email contents as a WhatsApp message to the specified phone number using the WhatsApp Business Cloud integration.

Setup guide

Add Gmail credential in Latenode Credentials

1. Go to the Latenode Credentials panel. 2. Add a new credential for the Gmail integration. 3. Authenticate your Gmail account by completing the OAuth flow.

Configure the Gmail trigger node

1. Add a Gmail trigger node to your workflow. 2. In the node settings, select the Gmail mailbox or label you want to monitor for new emails. 3. Map the relevant email fields (such as subject, sender, body) to output variables.

Configure the Tellephant action node

1. Add a Tellephant action node to your workflow. 2. In the node settings, enter the phone number you want to send the WhatsApp message to. 3. Map the email fields from the Gmail trigger node to the message content in the Tellephant node.

Add a JavaScript node to transform email content

1. Add a JavaScript node between the Gmail trigger and Tellephant action. 2. In the JavaScript node, write a script to format the email content (subject, body, attachments) into a format suitable for the WhatsApp message.

Test and publish your workflow

1. Test your workflow by sending a sample email to the monitored Gmail account. 2. Verify that the WhatsApp message is received as expected. 3. Publish your workflow to make it available for use.

Requirements

A Gmail account with access to the inbox you want to monitor

Permissions to send WhatsApp messages via the Tellephant platform

Set up a Tellephant account and configure the WhatsApp Business Cloud integration

Create a Latenode workflow with the Gmail and WhatsApp Business Cloud nodes

FAQ

Common questions about this template

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