Get a focused digest from your reference log
Bring a curated slice of your spreadsheet into a recurring digest for easier review.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Spreadsheet by Data Filter
Returns the spreadsheet at the given id, filtered by the specified data filters. use this tool when you need to retrieve specific subsets of data from a google sheet based on criteria like a1 notation, developer metadata, or grid ranges.
Why this helps
A large collection can overwhelm a review when only a particular topic or project matters.
- Retrieve only values matching the chosen filters.
- Prepare a review around a project or topic.
- Make recurring research reviews easier to scan.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Are.na and Google Sheets once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation through Automations, New Automation, or plain language from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis to retrieve values matching the chosen filters and prepare a concise digest from the results.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and a destination for run reports.
- 5Test with one real set of filters and review the digest.
Questions about this workflow
Does it know which references are new since the last digest?
Only if the spreadsheet provides dates or other information that identifies new entries and the request filters on that information.
Does it modify the source workbook?
No. The action retrieves filtered values for Notis to summarize.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Are.na to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Are.na triggers
Google Sheets actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Are.na and Google Sheets, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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