Keep a useful source file one click away
Describe the source you need and have Notis place a Drive shortcut to the matching file where your work is happening.
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 reference files get buried when the same source is needed across multiple work folders.
- Create quick access without duplicating the source file.
- Organize a reference near the work that uses it.
- Use Aryn to help identify the relevant source from a request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Aryn and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to use Aryn to identify the Drive file matching the supplied description, then create a shortcut to that file in the specified destination folder; report ambiguity instead of choosing among close matches.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one known source file and verify both the match and shortcut location.
Questions about this workflow
Does the shortcut duplicate the file?
No. It points to the existing Drive item.
What if several files match?
Ask the workflow to report the candidates for a person to choose rather than make an uncertain shortcut.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Aryn to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Aryn 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.
Aryn and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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