Turn ActiveMerge Word documents into plain text
Get the words out of a Word document without opening it and copying them by hand.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Convert Word to Text
Converts a Word document to plain text.
Why this helps
Reading or reusing the contents of a generated Word document can add an avoidable manual step to a busy workday.
- Convert a supplied .doc or .docx file URL to plain text.
- Use the webhook payload to identify the document to process.
- Receive a run report with the extraction outcome.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveMerge and Conversion tools once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for Word text extraction.
- 3Tell Notis to use the document URL from each webhook request to convert a .doc or .docx file to plain text.
- 4Choose the notis_webhook trigger and configure the ActiveMerge process or sender to post the document URL.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one real Word document URL.
Questions about this workflow
Which files does this action support?
The listed action supports .doc and .docx files provided as a file or URL.
Can this workflow extract text from a PDF?
This action is specifically for Word documents. Use a conversion task configured for a supported PDF conversion when PDF processing is needed.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
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ActiveMerge triggers
Conversion tools actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Conversion Task
Creates a file or website conversion task; it counts against quota unless sandbox mode is on.
Download Converted File
Downloads a converted file after its task succeeds; the file is automatically deleted after 24 hours.
Get Auth Info
Retrieves information about the authenticated user, including their email address.
Get Conversion Config
Lists available conversion types and their options.
Get File Info
Retrieves a stored file’s metadata and, for text files, a preview without using quota.
Convert Word to Text
Converts a Word document to plain text.
Get Task Status
Retrieves a conversion task’s status and, when successful, its result file ID.
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