Turn business survey requests into a useful data brief
Move from a business research question to a Census survey summary without switching between chat and data tools.
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 survey questions often stall when the requested endpoint, year, and findings need to be gathered manually.
- Retrieve American Business Survey data for the requested year and endpoint.
- Summarize the returned data in context of the request.
- Surface missing endpoint or year details early.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Census bureau once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Notis and give it a clear name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve American Business Survey data for the year and endpoint in the webhook request, then summarize the result and identify missing details.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Send one real test request through your Ably-connected client and review the report.
Questions about this workflow
What should the webhook request include?
Include a valid survey year and endpoint for the data you want. The listed action retrieves annual ABS data for a specified year and endpoint.
Can this summarize a trend across multiple years?
Only when the request and action provide suitable data for the years being compared. If earlier years are not included, the report should not imply a trend.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably 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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Webhook trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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When this happens · Trigger
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