Bring existing Drive references into project view
Surface relevant Drive files alongside your project work while keeping one original copy of each file.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Shortcut to File/Folder
Tool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to link to an existing drive item from another location without duplicating it.
Why this helps
Useful supporting documents are easy to miss when they live outside the folder where a project is moving forward.
- Bring existing files into a project location without duplicating them.
- Make supporting material easier to find during a research session.
- Keep the original Drive files as the source of truth.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Are.na and Google Drive in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named for adding research reference shortcuts.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Drive shortcut for each existing Drive file id included in the webhook request and place it in the intended project location.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real Drive file id and confirm the shortcut points to the right file.
Questions about this workflow
Can this create shortcuts to Are.na blocks directly?
The listed action creates shortcuts to existing Google Drive files or folders. It does not create an Are.na link shortcut unless that item already exists in Drive.
What information should the webhook include?
Include the existing Drive file or folder id and the intended destination information. Notis cannot infer these from an Are.na trigger because none are available.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Are.na to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Are.na 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.
Are.na and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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