Posterity Something happened to me. Gmail Send an email.

Send an email to 20 contacts from my Gmail address when something happens to me.

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Send an email to 20 contacts from my Gmail address when something happens to me.

Create your own Gmail and Posterity workflow

Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.

5 triggers, queries, and actions

Something happened to me

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires in the event of your death, after it's been formally verified and confirmed by Posterity

Get Trusted Contacts

Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the list of trusted contacts of the given user.

Get vital status changes

Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the list of all the vital status changes.

Send an email

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.

Send yourself an email

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will send yourself an email. HTML, images and links are supported.

Get Trusted Contacts

Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the list of trusted contacts of the given user.

Get vital status changes

Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the list of all the vital status changes.

Send an email

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.

Send yourself an email

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will send yourself an email. HTML, images and links are supported.

Something happened to me

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires in the event of your death, after it's been formally verified and confirmed by Posterity

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About Gmail

Connect Gmail to send emails to yourself and others.

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About Posterity

Make a plan in the event something happens to you, just in case. Use applets to trigger actions in the event of your untimely death, but only after it's been verified.

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