# Add a task when I flag an email **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [June 17, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001 "2025-06-17T17:24:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mgiammarco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mgiammarco/32/4033_2.png) [@mgiammarco](https://community.fibery.io/u/mgiammarco)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001/1 "2025-06-17T17:24:51Z")
Hi, I would like that, when in my imap client I am reading email, and I flag one as important, or urgent or something similar, I can launch a rule in Fibery to add it as a new task. There is no flags field in imap sync unfortunately. How can I do it? Thanks, Mario ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001/2 "2025-06-17T19:04:08Z")
Could you use a GMail label instead of a flag? Do the Labels show up in Fibery? ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001/3 "2025-06-17T20:07:37Z")
> [@mgiammarco](#): > > There is no flags field in imap sync unfortunately. > How can I do it? For IMAP, copying or moving an email to a folder is the equivalent of adding a label, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![mgiammarco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mgiammarco/32/4033_2.png) [@mgiammarco](https://community.fibery.io/u/mgiammarco)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001/4 "2025-06-26T08:07:14Z")
Sorry no gmail standard imap. My workflow is: I receive a mail on mobile or on pc, if it is a todo I quickly flag it (sorry but moving the email in a folder in a mobile is very slow to do) and it becomes a task in fibery. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001/5 "2025-06-26T12:48:22Z")
Research says: **IMAP Access** - Gmail’s “Starred” status maps directly to the IMAP `\Flagged` keyword. - You can determine if a message is starred by checking for the `\Flagged` flag on the message. - To search for starred messages, use the `FLAGGED` search criterion. For unstarred, use `UNFLAGGED`. - Gmail provides a special IMAP folder, typically `[Gmail]/Starred`, which contains all starred messages. The exact folder name may vary by locale, but it will always have the `\Flagged` special-use attribute in the IMAP `LIST` response [1](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5107935/get-starred-messages-from-gmail-using-imap4-and-python) [2](https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/imap/imap-extensions). **Gmail API Access** - The Gmail API exposes “starred” status as the system label `STARRED`. - You can check if a message or thread is starred by inspecting its label list for `STARRED`. - To add or remove a star, use the `messages.modify()` method with `addLabelIds` or `removeLabelIds` set to `STARRED`[3](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36111927/unpin-or-remove-star-on-gmail-message-using-the-api) [4](https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/guides/labels). - The API’s label management documentation lists `STARRED` as a system label that can be applied or removed manually [4](https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/guides/labels). ---
**Author:** ![mgiammarco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mgiammarco/32/4033_2.png) [@mgiammarco](https://community.fibery.io/u/mgiammarco)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001/6 "2025-06-26T15:21:39Z")
Thank you but the real problem I think is that I flag messages after they arrive in the mailbox. ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001/7 "2025-06-26T16:48:10Z")
> [@mgiammarco](#): > > Sorry no gmail standard imap Does this mean you aren’t using Gmail? If you’re mobile email client has the option to ‘star’ an email, it probably is equivalent to adding a star label, which should mean that this label shows up as a sync option in your Fibery integration. ---
**Author:** ![mgiammarco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mgiammarco/32/4033_2.png) [@mgiammarco](https://community.fibery.io/u/mgiammarco)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-a-task-when-i-flag-an-email/9001/8 "2025-06-30T09:45:18Z")
Never mentioned gmail, I will check for star label thanks.