Event-based automations
They run when something happens in a connected app. For what has no set time.
2 min read·Updated Oct 2026
How it works
You pick a connected app and one of its events — for example, a new email in Gmail or an event created in Google Calendar. When the app tells Prophet, the automation runs with that event’s data.
Creating
- In Automations, click Create new → Event-based automation
- Pick the app and the event
- Pick the connected account to watch — if the app is not connected yet, connect it first
- Pick the Worker and write what should happen when the event arrives. Save
Sign in and open: Open Automations
Example.*“When an email with the Lead label arrives: find out the company, tell me whether it fits our client profile and notify me only if it does.”*
Good to know
- The app connection is personal: the automation watches the account you connected
- If the app disconnects, the automation row tells you and offers Reconnect
- On the free plan, each automation runs at most once a day — later events that day are ignored
- Pausing the automation stops it reacting to events without deleting anything
Sign in and open: Open Settings → Connections
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