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Turn a travel itinerary into a BART arrival plan

Send a trip itinerary to Notis and get BART schedule information for the arrival time and stations it names.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

Action

Get BART Schedule Arrive

Retrieve schedules for a specified arrival time.

Why this helps

Finding a train plan means switching between the itinerary and transit tools, then rechecking the arrival deadline.

  • Pulls the arrival time and station details from a travel document.
  • Gets schedule information based on the stated arrival deadline.
  • Keeps trip planning in one automation run.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Affinda and Bart once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation from any channel or in Automations, New Automation.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to extract the origin, destination, and arrival deadline from the submitted itinerary, then retrieve BART schedule options.
  • 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real itinerary that includes BART station details.

Questions about this workflow

What should the itinerary include?

It should identify the origin and destination stations and the time you need to arrive. If station details are missing or unclear, Notis should report that instead of guessing.

Does this book a train?

No. It retrieves schedule information for planning; it does not purchase tickets or reserve a seat.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Affinda to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Affinda triggers

Bart actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Get BART API Version

Retrieve the current API version information.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get BART Available Schedules

Retrieve available schedules; this deprecated endpoint returns an empty list.

ActionInstant

Get Route Info

Retrieve details about a route.

ActionInstant

Get Elevator Status

Retrieves current elevator status across all stations.

ActionInstant

Get BART Stations

Retrieve information about all stations.

ActionInstant

Get Estimated Departures

Retrieves live estimated train departures for a station.

ActionInstant

Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates

Retrieve real-time trip updates.

ActionInstant

Get BART Fare

Retrieves fare prices between two stations.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Affinda and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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