Turn an annual business research question into a data lookup
When a business trend question comes in, provide the year and endpoint. Notis retrieves the American Business Survey data and summarizes what it returns.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get American Business Survey
Tool to retrieve annual business survey (abs) data for a specified year and endpoint.
Why this helps
Business research requests stall when the right annual survey endpoint is hard to locate again.
- Route a focused annual survey question into a repeatable lookup.
- Keep the year and endpoint explicit.
- Get a readable summary of the returned data.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 2chat and Census Bureau once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve American Business Survey data using the request's year and endpoint and summarize the response.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and a report channel.
- 5Test with one real request that names a valid year and endpoint.
Questions about this workflow
What must the request specify?
The action requires a year and endpoint. Include both in the request or define them in your instruction.
Will Notis select a survey endpoint for me?
Notis can follow an endpoint named in the request or instruction. If you are unsure which endpoint fits, identify that as a research step rather than assuming one.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 2chat to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
2chat triggers
Census bureau actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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