Programmatically Trigger Gravity Forms Notification

programmatically-send-gravity-forms-notification.php

<?php
function send_notification ( $event, $form, $lead ) {
	$notifications         = GFCommon::get_notifications_to_send( $event, $form, $lead );
	$notifications_to_send = array();

	//running through filters that disable form submission notifications
	foreach ( $notifications as $notification ) {
		if ( apply_filters( "gform_disable_notification_{$form['id']}", apply_filters( 'gform_disable_notification', false, $notification, $form, $lead ), $notification, $form, $lead ) ) {
			//skip notifications if it has been disabled by a hook
			continue;
		}

		$notifications_to_send[] = $notification['id'];
	}

	GFCommon::send_notifications( $notifications_to_send, $form, $lead, true, $event );
}
?>

I have a similar question as @offordscott. I need to send an email notification when form is approved. Currently, I have a notification for form received. I have included a hidden check box field with Approved, Pending, Incomplete, Duplicate options. I would like to create a email notification to be triggered when the Approved box has been selected. Is this possible? with this type of code. Any information where I can learn to create this action would be very helpful. Also, @offordscott did you get any response?

To send a notification after a manual edit to the entry (ie selecting 'Approved' in a radio button) use the 'gform_after_update_entry' action hook. Your notification should be conditional to the radio button value is 'Approved' if you don't want it to be sent immediately. Then after an update to the entry you can trigger the send. If the condition is then met, it will send.