Get a clear brief from any article URL
Send Notis an article link and get the useful context without opening another research tab.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get Article Data
Extracts structured information such as authors and publication dates from an article.
Why this helps
Article research gets scattered across browser tabs, making it hard to find the author, date, and main details later.
- Collect article metadata in one run report.
- Reduce tab switching during research.
- Keep a concise brief alongside the source URL.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveTrail and Diffbot once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named Article Research Brief.
- 3Tell Notis to use Diffbot to extract the supplied article URL and return its author, publication date, images, and a concise brief.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real article URL.
Questions about this workflow
What starts this workflow?
An HTTP request to the Notis webhook starts it. Include the article URL in the request.
What details can Diffbot extract?
The article action can return structured article information such as authors, publication dates, and images.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link ActiveTrail to Diffbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
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Diffbot actions
Recurring trigger
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