Keep an up-to-date PDF guide to your Airtable structure
When tables, fields, or views change, generate a fresh PDF reference to share with your team.
Trigger
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
Action
Create Document
Tool to create a PDF or Excel document synchronously from HTML content or URL. Use when you need to generate a document file from HTML data. The document is returned immediately as a downloadable file. Either document_content or document_url must be provided, but not both.
Why this helps
Schema changes can leave your documentation out of date and force teammates to hunt for what changed.
- Create a shareable reference after schema changes.
- Reduce manual documentation upkeep.
- Keep structural updates easy to review.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable and DocRaptor once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a PDF guide describing the schema change using available Airtable data.
- 4Pick the Airtable Base Schema Changed trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real schema change.
Questions about this workflow
What starts this automation?
It starts when tables, fields, or views change in the Airtable base.
Does the trigger include a full schema snapshot?
Use the Airtable data available to Notis for the event. If you need details not returned by Airtable, include them in your instruction or source data.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airtable to DocRaptor. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airtable triggers
DocRaptor actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Async Document
Tool to create documents asynchronously from HTML content. Use when generating PDF, XLS, or XLSX documents and you need to poll for completion status or use a callback URL for notification.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Document
Tool to create a PDF or Excel document synchronously from HTML content or URL. Use when you need to generate a document file from HTML data. The document is returned immediately as a downloadable file. Either document_content or document_url must be provided, but not both.
Base Metadata Changed
Triggers when an existing Airtable base changes its name or permission level.
Create Document from Referrer
Tool to convert webpages into documents using referrer-based authentication without an API key. Use when you need to generate PDFs or Excel files from registered domains without explicit API credentials.
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
Create Hosted Async Document
Tool to create a hosted document asynchronously. Use when you need to generate a PDF, XLS, or XLSX document and track its completion status via callback_url or the status API.
User Profile Changed
Triggers when the connected Airtable user's profile information changes.
Download Async Document
Tool to download a completed asynchronous document using the download URL from status response. Use when you have a download_id and need to retrieve the generated document file.
View Created
Triggers when a new view is created in an Airtable base.
Get Async Document Status
Tool to check the status of an asynchronously created document. Use when monitoring progress of async documents by polling for completion status.
View Deleted
Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.
List Documents (JSON)
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of previously created documents with metadata in JSON format. Use when you need to see document creation history or query past documents.
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
List Documents (XML)
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of previously created documents with metadata in XML format. Use when you need to see document creation history or query past documents in XML format.
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