Bring a needed research file back from Drive trash
Recover a known file when new research work makes it relevant again.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Untrash File
Tool to restore a file from the trash. use when you need to recover a deleted file. this action updates the file's metadata to set the 'trashed' property to false.
Why this helps
A useful file can be overlooked in trash and require extra searching when a related project returns.
- Restore a specified file from Drive trash.
- Reconnect a known file to current research work.
- Reduce the effort of manual recovery.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agenty and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then New Automation, and name the file recovery workflow.
- 3Tell Notis to restore the specified trashed Drive file when the Agenty run identifies it as needed.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a known trashed file and confirm it is restored.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow restore a file based only on a web page result?
It needs to identify the Drive file to restore. Provide a file id or other reliable context that can identify it.
Does this permanently delete anything?
No. The action restores a file by setting its trashed property to false.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agenty to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agenty triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Agenty and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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