Keep track of loved ones' birthdays with automatic email reminders
Instructions
Replace the columns “Name,” “Birthday,” and “Relationship” with your own information. Keep the formatting the same for the “birthday” column with month slash date. No need to touch the grayed out columns—these are automatically formatted.
For friends/family who require advanced notice for birthdays (e.g. you want to get them a gift), check “advanced notice.” This means you’ll get a daily reminder three days before the birthday instead of only the day of.
Click the button below, “Add me to the table”. The “Me!” column is the email associated with your Coda account. That’s where birthday reminders will be directed.
Install Gmail Pack. Click on “Insert,” “Packs,” “Gmail,” “Settings,” and under “Private account,” add your own Gmail account.
Set up automations so they work with your email. Click the gear icon (upper right), “Automations,” “Day of birthdays.” At the bottom, change “take actions as Automation Bot” and change it to yourself. Repeat the same pattern for the “Advanced notice birthdays” automation.
Add me to the table
People with Birthdays
Name
Birthday
Days Until Next Birthday
Button
Birthday this year
Advanced Notice
Relationship
Me!
Name
Birthday
Days Until Next Birthday
Button
Birthday this year
Advanced Notice
Relationship
Me!
Felix Marlin
7/4
44 days
Remind
Jul 4, 2025
Family
Joel Davis
8/19
90 days
Remind
Aug 19, 2025
Family
James Booth
10/31
163 days
Remind
Oct 31, 2025
Friend
Buck Dubois
11/11
174 days
Remind
Nov 11, 2025
Friend
Lola Tseudonym
12/30
223 days
Remind
Dec 30, 2025
Friend
Polly Rose
1/17
241 days
Remind
Jan 17, 2025
Friend
Alan Chowansky
1/23
247 days
Remind
Jan 23, 2025
Family
Adam Davis
2/8
263 days
Remind
Feb 8, 2025
Family
Mary Jones
5/16
360 days
Remind
May 16, 2025
Family
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