---
name: recipe-save-email-to-doc
version: 1.0.0
description: "Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference."
metadata:
  openclaw:
    category: "recipe"
    domain: "productivity"
    requires:
      bins: ["gws"]
      skills: ["gws-gmail", "gws-docs"]
---

# Save a Gmail Message to Google Docs

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-gmail`, `gws-docs`

Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.

## Steps

1. Find the message: `gws gmail users messages list --params '{"userId": "me", "q": "subject:important from:boss@company.com"}' --format table`
2. Get message content: `gws gmail users messages get --params '{"userId": "me", "id": "MSG_ID"}'`
3. Create a doc with the content: `gws docs documents create --json '{"title": "Saved Email - Important Update"}'`
4. Write the email body: `gws docs +write --document-id DOC_ID --text 'From: boss@company.com
Subject: Important Update

[EMAIL BODY]'`




---
Source attribution: googleworkspace
Original project: https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli
License: MIT
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# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: googleworkspace
Original project: https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli
Attribution basis: Original repository namespace preserved by package mirror

Fields of work: Marketing
Roles: Content Marketer, Email Marketer
Specialties: API
Tools: Gmail, Google Docs
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: b6db3e0b81b087256cb6ef1b4e1634eb1ecfd7a787384736824363b7935ae918
Metadata reviewed: 2026-10-27
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