How to retrieve a Gmail email later by Message ID (for follow-up automation)?

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Hi everyone,

I’m setting up a two-scenario automation to manage invoice follow-ups using Gmail in Make, and I’ve hit a bit of a wall.

My setup:

  • Scenario 1: Uses Gmail > Watch Emails to capture new invoice emails. I extract the messageId (along with invoice summary, recipient, etc.) and store it in a Data Store, along with a follow-up timestamp for 14 days later.
  • Scenario 2: Runs on a schedule (e.g. every 24 hours). I want it to:
    • Pull the stored messageId
    • Use it to fetch the original email (ideally via a Gmail > Get an Email module)
    • Reuse the original PDF attachment
    • Check whether the email has the “Lodged / Paid” Gmail label before sending a follow-up

The issue:
I can’t find a Gmail > Get an Email or similar module that allows me to retrieve an email by its messageId. The only workaround I see is switching to the generic Email > Get Emails module using IMAP — but that would mean I lose access to Gmail-specific features like labels.

Is there any way to retrieve a specific Gmail message by ID using the Gmail app in Make, not just when it’s first received?

Thanks in advance!
Alvin

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Hey Alvin,

not with the Gmail app no, you can use a generic HTTP module for that. Alternatively I suggest storing all of the needed info inside the data store instead.