Start contact research from Affinity
Send a research request and let Notis start the selected Apify Actor while you return to your deal work.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Run Actor Asynchronously
Starts an Actor run and returns its details without waiting for completion.
Why this helps
Manually launching data collection breaks focus and makes it easy to lose track of which run belongs to a contact.
- Start data collection from a single research request.
- Get the run details without waiting for the Actor to finish.
- Keep a clear reference for checking progress later.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinity and Apify once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis to create it in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, specify the Actor to run, the contact research input to use, and that the run details should be returned.
- 4Choose notis_webhook as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real contact research request and confirm the returned run details.
Questions about this workflow
Will this wait for the data collection to finish?
No. Run Actor Asynchronously returns run details after starting the run, so completion can be checked separately.
Can it choose an Actor automatically?
The instruction must name the Actor or define how Notis should identify one from available information. This action starts the specified Actor.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinity to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinity triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Creates a new Actor with the specified configuration.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get user builds list
View a paginated history of a user’s builds across all actors.
Create Dataset
Creates a new dataset.
Abort Actor Build
Abort an Actor build that is starting or running; terminal builds are unaffected.
Create Actor Task
Creates a task for an Actor.
Delete Actor Build
Permanently delete an Actor build; the Actor’s default build cannot be deleted.
Create Task Webhook
Creates a webhook to notify external systems about task runs.
Get Actor Build
View details for an Actor build, optionally waiting for it to finish.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Affinity and Apify, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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