Check your document workbook details before review
Get the spreadsheet's structure and properties at the start of a review so you know which workbook you are working with.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get spreadsheet info
Retrieves comprehensive metadata for a google spreadsheet using its id, excluding cell data.
Why this helps
Starting in the wrong workbook or with outdated spreadsheet settings creates confusion before document review begins.
- Retrieve comprehensive spreadsheet metadata without cell data.
- Confirm spreadsheet context before deeper review.
- Reduce uncertainty about which workbook is in use.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinda and Google Sheets once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and instruct Notis to retrieve metadata for the document review spreadsheet.
- 3Pick the Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 4Test with one real spreadsheet ID and confirm the returned metadata is the intended workbook.
Questions about this workflow
Does this return the spreadsheet's cell values?
No. The action retrieves metadata and excludes cell data.
Can it tell me which worksheet names exist?
This action returns comprehensive spreadsheet metadata. To list worksheet names directly, use the get sheet names action.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinda to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinda triggers
Google Sheets actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
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