Connect Airtable to Desktime

When something happens in Airtable, Notis takes the next step in Desktime. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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Examples

Ways Notis can move work from Airtable to Desktime

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Create a DeskTime project when Airtable structure changes

Turn a meaningful Airtable base schema change into a DeskTime project setup, with an optional initial task described in your instruction.

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Start a DeskTime project from a new Airtable view

Use creation of an Airtable view as a cue for Notis to create a DeskTime project and, if useful, an initial task.

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Review DeskTime projects after an Airtable view changes

When an Airtable view's name or type changes, ask Notis to retrieve the DeskTime project list and report potential project naming or tracking follow-ups.

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Airtable triggers

Desktime actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create Project with Optional Task

Tool to create a new project with an optional initial task. use when you need to set up a new desktime project programmatically.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Account Details

Tool to retrieve detailed information about the authenticated user's company account. use after confirming the api key is valid to fetch company name, work settings, account timezone, and timestamp.

ActionInstant

Base Metadata Changed

Triggers when an existing Airtable base changes its name or permission level.

TriggerPolling

Get All Company Employees

Tool to list all employees in the company, including their roles and statuses. use after confirming valid credentials to fetch the organization’s roster.

ActionInstant

Base Schema Changed

Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.

TriggerPolling

Get Employee Data

Tool to fetch data for all employees within the company. use after verifying the api key is valid.

ActionInstant

User Profile Changed

Triggers when the connected Airtable user's profile information changes.

TriggerPolling

Get Employee Projects

Tool to retrieve information about projects assigned to employees, including project names, durations, and statuses. use when you need to fetch per-employee project tracking data for a specific date.

ActionInstant

View Created

Triggers when a new view is created in an Airtable base.

TriggerPolling

Get Employee Projects and Apps

Tool to retrieve an employee's tracked projects and application usage. use when you need combined project/app time data for a given employee and date (defaults to current user and today). example: "get projects and apps for employee 711867 on 2025-07-28."

ActionInstant

View Deleted

Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.

TriggerPolling

Get Projects List

Tool to retrieve all active projects for the company, including related tasks. use when you need projects overview after authentication.

ActionInstant

View Metadata Changed

Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.

TriggerPolling

Ping DeskTime API

Tool to check the api's availability and confirm the service is operational. use when you need to verify that the desktime api is reachable and responsive.

ActionInstant

Trigger Types

Four ways to start an automation.

A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.

Integration triggers

Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.

New Notion pageStripe chargeCalendar event

Webhook triggers

A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.

Any HTTP POSTCustom backendIoT event

Works with

ZapierPipedream

Most used

Recurring triggers

Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.

Daily · 8:00HourlyWeekdays only

Coming soon

Database triggers

Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.

Row insertedValue > limitQuery match

Why AI automation

Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.

Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.

Classic automationAI automation

Cost

$ · pay per run

$$ · AI models per run

Reliability

Breaks on schema change

Adapts to format changes

Setup

Click 8 dropdowns

Describe it in English

Handles fuzzy

Hard-coded fields only

Reads intent, summarises

Human in loop

Bolted on

Built in · approval inbox

Maintenance

You own every break

Self-heals · we own it

Ease of use

Describe it. Notis builds it.

Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.

You · in the Notis Builder

NEW

“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”

Notis built this automation:

TriggerRow added to "Q4 OKRs"

Condition✦Status = "Blocked"

AI step✦Summarise the blocker in plain English

ActionDM the row owner with summary

Timeout✦No reply in 24h → ping you

Observability

Watch every run.

Notis Desktop is Mission Control for your AI automations. See every run, replay, edit, or rewind. Set approval gates so Notis pauses before destructive actions.