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Log every email you send to a sheet

On a schedule, Carly finds the email you sent and logs each one — date, recipient, subject — to a Google Sheet. No AI.

Gmail Outlook Google Sheets

The workflow at a glance

Trigger
Daily
cron
Tool
Find sent email
Foreach
Each email
Action
Append row

How this workflow works, step by step

  1. 1 Trigger Daily

    Carly runs this workflow on a schedule — daily. No clicks, no reminders. It just fires.

  2. 2 Tool Find sent email

    Carly pulls live data from Gmail or Outlook — "Find sent email." Whatever's needed for the next step is fetched fresh, not cached.

  3. 3 Foreach Each email

    Carly loops over a list — each email — and runs the next steps once per item. Works for leads, attendees, rows, files, anything iterable.

  4. 4 Action Append row

    Finally Carly takes action in Google Sheets: append row. This is the thing that actually moves the world.

When to use this template

  • You want this work to happen consistently without anyone remembering to do it.
  • You're already using Gmail and Outlook, and the manual version of this is eating real minutes a week.
  • You want a visible canvas you can audit and edit — not a black-box agent doing things you can't see.

When not to use it

  • This task only happens once or twice a month — the setup cost won't pay back.
  • The decision in the middle of the flow needs human judgment every single time, not just on edge cases.
  • Your stack doesn't include any of the apps above and you don't want to wire a generic HTTP step.

Build it in 10 minutes — copy this prompt

Paste this in an email to and Carly will build the workflow for you.

Hey Carly — please build me this workflow.

Name: Log every email you send to a sheet

What it should do:
On a schedule, Carly finds the email you sent and logs each one — date, recipient, subject — to a Google Sheet. No AI.

Steps:
1. Trigger: Daily (cron)
2. Tool: Find sent email
3. Foreach: Each email
4. Action: Append row

Tools to wire up: Gmail, Outlook, Google Sheets

Set it live once you've got it working. Thanks!

Apps you'll connect

Carly authenticates these for you over OAuth when she sets up the workflow.

Gmail
Outlook
Google Sheets

Questions teams ask before building this

How long does this workflow take to set up?

Most teams have "Log every email you send to a sheet" running in under 10 minutes. Copy the prompt on this page into an email to carly@usecarly.com and Carly wires the workflow together for you, including authenticating Gmail.

Can I edit this template after Carly builds it?

Yes. Every workflow lives on the Carly canvas where you can rename steps, change conditions, swap LLM models, add filters, and re-route branches. Templates are starting points, not locked recipes.

What if I use a different tool than the ones in this template?

Carly connects to 200+ tools, plus a generic HTTP node for any API that doesn't have a native integration. Tell Carly your stack when you send the prompt and she'll pick the right connectors.

Does this run automatically once it's built?

Yes. The trigger at the start of the workflow fires automatically — on a schedule, on an inbound email, on a webhook, on a calendar event, whatever this template specifies. Carly handles the listening; you only step in when a step is gated on you.

Does this workflow cost anything to run?

This template has no AI step, so it runs free — no subscription required. Carly only charges when a workflow step calls an AI model, and this one doesn't. Build it, set it on whatever trigger you like, and it keeps running at no cost.

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