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Start an activity watch channel from a staffing event

Use an operational signal to begin watching activity for a specific connected user and application.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Activities Watch

Tool to start a notification channel to watch activities for a specified user and application. Use when needing to receive push notifications for user activity; call after OAuth credentials and webhook endpoint are set up.

Why this helps

Setting up an activity watch manually during a busy operational moment creates delay and missed handoffs.

  • Start monitoring from one operational signal
  • Reduce manual setup steps
  • Create a consistent handoff

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect 7shifts and Currents api once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation describing when to start the watch channel.
  • 3Tell Notis to call Activities Watch using the user, application, OAuth credentials, and webhook endpoint supplied in the request.
  • 4Choose the webhook trigger and run report destination.
  • 5Test with one authorized example.

Questions about this workflow

What must be ready before the action runs?

The request must provide OAuth credentials and a webhook endpoint, as required by Activities Watch.

Does this watch 7shifts shifts directly?

No. It starts the Currents api activity notification channel for the specified user and application.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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.

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Activities Watch

Tool to start a notification channel to watch activities for a specified user and application. Use when needing to receive push notifications for user activity; call after OAuth credentials and webhook endpoint are set up.

ActionInstant

Get Entity Usage Reports

Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

7shifts and Currents api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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