Get a recurring web research roundup
Set a schedule for Notis to check the topics you follow and save a sourced summary in Drive.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Keeping up with several topics takes repeated searches and is easy to put off.
- Gather topic findings on a consistent schedule.
- Keep each roundup in Drive for later reference.
- Reduce the need to remember routine searches.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Anchor browser and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, specify topics and pages to review, request a sourced roundup, and ask Notis to create a Google Drive document.
- 4Pick the cron schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real run before relying on the schedule.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis track changes from last week?
Only if a prior baseline or earlier roundup is supplied or available for comparison.
Can I choose how often it runs?
Choose the recurring schedule in the automation trigger setup.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Anchor browser to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Anchor browser 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.
Anchor browser and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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