Get notified when new emails arrive

This guide shows you how to set up automatic notifications when new emails arrive in Notion using a simple Notion automation. You can notify specific team members, variable assignees, or both.

What you need

• The “Last received email date” property configured in your Slap settings. Check out this documentation .
• Optionally: a person property in your database (like “Responsible” or “Assigned to”) if you want to notify variable assignees

How to set it up

1. Open the Notion database where Slap syncs your emails
2. Click + New automation
3. Configure the trigger:
   • When: Property edited
   • Property: Last received email date
4. Configure the action:
   • Do: Send notification
   • To: Choose one of these options:
     • Specific people: Select individual team members who should always be notified
     • Person property: Select your person property (e.g., “Responsible”) to notify whoever is assigned
   • Message: Customize your notification message (e.g., “New email received on ticketID - ticketName”)
5. Click Done

Now, whenever a new email arrives on a ticket (updating the “Last received email date”), Notion will automatically notify the right people.