How Does the Email Received Gmail Trigger Handle Replies Without Attachments in a Thread?

·Feb 24, 2026 01:36 AM·

Hey Lindy team, I'm using the "Email Received" Gmail trigger. If I restrict it to messages without attachments, how will it handle subsequent messages in the same thread? For example, will the trigger still activate for replies that don't have attachments, even if they're part of a thread where a previous email did have an attachment?

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RayRayRay T.
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No, for every message received there has to be a qualifying trigger.
Eric
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Ray, just so I'm clear, you are saying that replies to the initial email will not trigger the Lindy even if they do not have an attachment?
RayRayRay T.
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Each instance is treated as a new test regardless of whether it's a reply or not (email is email and a reply is how you classify it - not how the machine does). So long as replies have no attachments, they will trigger the workflow.
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Eric
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thanks Ray!

RayRayRay T.
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No, for every message received there has to be a qualifying trigger.
Eric
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Ray, just so I'm clear, you are saying that replies to the initial email will not trigger the Lindy even if they do not have an attachment?
RayRayRay T.
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Each instance is treated as a new test regardless of whether it's a reply or not (email is email and a reply is how you classify it - not how the machine does). So long as replies have no attachments, they will trigger the workflow.
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Eric
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thanks Ray!