Gmail — Reply

Gmail — Reply

Type: gmail-reply  ·  Package: Gmail v1.0.4  ·  Output: string

Replies to an existing email within the same thread. Unlike Send, it keeps the subject and the conversation, and by default it replies to the sender only.

How it works

It works on the session created with Gmail — Connect. Pass it in the session parameter, or place this activity inside the body of Gmail — Connect to inherit it automatically.

Set in id the email you are replying to (from Get emails). The activity:

1. Reads the original’s headers (sender, recipients, subject, Message-ID).
2. Addresses the reply to the original’s sender. With replyAll, it also copies (Cc) every recipient and Cc of the original, except your own address.
3. Uses the subject with the Re: prefix (not repeated if already there) and links the reply to the original, so Gmail and the recipient’s client show it in the same conversation.
4. Sends it from the session’s account and returns its ID.

The body is only your text (body): the original message is not quoted below it. To include it, take it from Get email by ID and add it to body.

Required parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
id	string	—	ID of the email to reply to.
body	string	—	Reply body.

Optional parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
session	ZoanGmailSession	—	Gmail — Connect session (inherited inside body).
isHtml	bool	false	If true, the body is interpreted as HTML.
replyAll	bool	false	If true, also replies to all recipients and Cc of the original.
attachments	string | List	—	Path of one file, or a list of paths, to attach.

Output

Returns a string with the reply message ID. Assign it to a variable if you need it later (for example, to label it); otherwise you can ignore it.

Common errors

Message	Cause and fix
'id' is required.	id is empty or the expression returned null.
Requested entity was not found.	No email with that ID exists in the mailbox.
Attachment file not found.	A path in attachments does not exist on the robot’s machine.
ParseException error while reading an address	The sender or a recipient of the original has no valid address (for example, system notices without a real From). Filter those emails out in the query.

Example

Gmail — Connect   credential = credential("gmail-support")
 └─ body:
      Gmail — Get emails   query = "is:unread in:inbox subject:request"   → output: requests
      For each   email in requests
       └─ Gmail — Reply   id = email["id"]   body = "We received your request and will contact you within a few hours."   → output: replyId
          Gmail — Mark read/unread   id = email["id"]

Related activities

• Gmail — Send — send a new email.
• Gmail — Get emails — find the email to reply to.
• Gmail — Mark read/unread — mark the email as read after replying.
• All Gmail activities