Notify Team on View Changes
Someone renamed a view or changed its type? Your team gets an email instantly, so no one wastes time looking for the old name.
Trigger
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
Action
Send Email
Sends an email via gmail api using the authenticated user's google profile display name, requiring `is html=true` if the body contains html and valid `s3key`, `mimetype`, `name` for any attachment.
Why this helps
View renames are confusing; team members often can't find 'the Leads view' because it was renamed to 'Active Leads', causing frustration.
- Team avoids searching for renamed views
- Instant notification of workflow shifts
- Reduce support messages about missing views
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable and Gmail to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When an Airtable view name or type changes, send an email to the team.'
- 3Specify the team's email or group address.
- 4Notis includes the old and new view names in the email.
- 5Test by renaming a view and confirming the alert arrives.
Questions about this workflow
Will I get alerts for all view changes, even minor ones?
You can filter by base or view name pattern to focus on important changes.
Can I get alerts for just view name changes, not type changes?
Yes. Tell Notis to alert only on renames or only on type shifts.
What if I'm experimenting with views?
Mute notifications temporarily, or keep experiments in a separate base.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airtable to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airtable triggers
Gmail actions
Base Metadata Changed
Triggers when an existing Airtable base changes its name or permission level.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
User Profile Changed
Triggers when the connected Airtable user's profile information changes.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
View Created
Triggers when a new view is created in an Airtable base.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
View Deleted
Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
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