Pause a Countdown collection for maintenance
Make planned maintenance predictable for one research stream.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Stop Collection
Tool to stop (pause) a single collection’s processing by ID. Use when you need to halt a running or queued collection after confirming the target collection ID.
Why this helps
Maintenance windows get missed when pausing a collection relies on a calendar reminder and a dashboard visit.
- Coordinate maintenance consistently
- Avoid unwanted processing during changes
- Reduce operational interruptions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 0CodeKit and Countdown api in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for the maintenance pause.
- 3Tell Notis which collection to stop and what confirmation to include.
- 4Pick notis_cron and set the maintenance time.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with a safe collection.
Questions about this workflow
Can the collection resume automatically?
This workflow only stops the collection. Create a separate start workflow if needed.
What if it is already stopped?
Notis reports the response returned by Countdown api.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 0CodeKit to Countdown api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
0CodeKit triggers
Countdown api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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