Scan local headlines before service
Give the manager on duty a short local news view before the team starts the shift.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Why this helps
Pre shift checklists often omit local events and disruptions because news review takes too long.
- Add useful context to pre shift preparation
- Reduce last minute surprises
- Keep briefs short and repeatable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 7shifts and Currents api once.
- 2Create an automation for the pre shift scan.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve current local headlines for the restaurant location and summarize only likely service impacts.
- 4Choose a cron trigger aligned with your pre shift time and select the report channel.
- 5Test with one real run.
Questions about this workflow
Can each location have its own scan?
Yes. Create separate automations or include the location list and schedule in the prompt.
How much news will it return?
Tell Notis the desired concise length and relevance criteria.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 7shifts to Currents api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
7shifts triggers
Currents api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.
List Users
Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain. Note: - When the provided base_url points to Currents News API (api.currentsapi.services), this action will gracefully fall back to listing latest news articles to ensure a valid response, since the Currents News API does not expose a users endpoint. - When the base_url points to Google Admin Directory API, it will list users from the domain/customer specified.
Get User Usage Report
Tool to retrieve the usage report for a specified user on a given date. Use after confirming the userKey and date. Use when detailed usage metrics are needed for auditing or monitoring.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
7shifts and Currents api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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