How to Extract Data from Email and Add to Firebase Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate data extraction from Gmail and add it to Firebase using Pabbly Connect. Step-by-step guide with detailed instructions. Discover how to seamlessly connect your essential tools through accessible instructions that make powerful automation available to professionals at every skill level.

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Accessing Pabbly Connect for Email to Firebase Integration

To start using Pabbly Connect for extracting data from email and adding it to Firebase, first, access the platform. Open a new tab and search for Pabbly Connect. If you don’t have an account, click on ‘Sign Up Free’ to create one. Existing users can simply sign in.

Once logged in, navigate to the Pabbly Connect dashboard. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button to begin setting up your automation. Name your workflow something descriptive like ‘Gmail to Firebase’ and select the appropriate folder for your automation. This sets the stage for the integration process.

Setting Up Email Parser in Pabbly Connect

In the automation workflow, the first step is to set up the trigger using the Email Parser feature of Pabbly Connect. Choose the Email Parser from the list of available triggers. This will generate a unique email address that you will use to forward emails from your Gmail account.

• Copy the provided email address from Pabbly Connect.
• Go to your Gmail account and navigate to Settings.
• Under the ‘Forwarding and POP/IMAP’ section, add the copied email address as a forwarding address.

Once you have added this forwarding address, Gmail will send a verification email to the Pabbly Connect email address. Confirm this request to allow Gmail to forward incoming emails to Pabbly Connect. After confirmation, refresh the settings page to enable forwarding.

Creating a Filter in Gmail for Specific Emails

To ensure that only relevant emails are forwarded to Pabbly Connect, it’s essential to create a filter in Gmail. This filter will allow you to specify which emails should trigger the automation. Go to Gmail settings again and select the ‘Filters and Blocked Addresses’ tab.

• Click on ‘Create a new filter’.
• Enter criteria such as a specific email address or keywords in the subject line, like ‘new lead generated’.
• Choose the option to forward these emails to the Pabbly Connect email address.

After setting up the filter, click on ‘Create Filter’ to finalize the process. This filter will ensure that only emails meeting your specified criteria are forwarded to Pabbly Connect, streamlining the data extraction process.

Extracting Data Using Text Formatter in Pabbly Connect

With the email parser set up and filters in place, the next step is to extract relevant data from the incoming emails using the Text Formatter feature in Pabbly Connect. In the action step, search for and select ‘Text Formatter’ as the app.

To extract specific details like the lead’s name, email, mobile number, and company name, you will need to set up multiple text parsing actions. For each piece of information, specify the text match conditions:

For the name, use ‘Name:’ as the text match after and ‘Email:’ as the text match before. Repeat this process for the email, mobile number, and company name, adjusting the match conditions accordingly.

After configuring these settings, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to test the extraction. If set up correctly, Pabbly Connect will return the extracted data, ready for the next step in your automation.

Adding Extracted Data to Firebase

The final step in this automation is to add the extracted data into Firebase using Pabbly Connect. Select Firebase as the app in the action step and choose the ‘Create Document’ action event. You will need to connect your Firebase account to Pabbly Connect by providing your Client ID and Client Secret.

After establishing the connection, select the project and collection where you want to store the data. Map the previously extracted fields (name, email, mobile number, and company) to the corresponding keys in Firebase. Ensure that you specify the correct data types for each field, typically as strings.

Once you have mapped all the fields, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’. If successful, the data will be added to your Firebase database, confirming that the automation is working seamlessly. You can verify this by checking your Firebase collection for the newly added document.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to use Pabbly Connect to automate the extraction of data from emails and add it to Firebase. By following the steps outlined, you can streamline your workflow and ensure that important data is captured efficiently.

With the power of Pabbly Connect, you can easily integrate various applications and automate repetitive tasks, saving you time and effort in the process.