Find the planning notes behind a Beeminder goal
Get relevant Drive notes back in view when a goal update arrives.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Find file
Tool to list or search for files and folders in google drive. use when you need to find specific files based on query criteria or list contents of a drive/folder.
Why this helps
A goal update can prompt a decision, but the plan or supporting notes may be buried in Drive.
- Reduce time spent searching for the plan behind a goal.
- Bring related context back when a goal needs attention.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Beeminder and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to use each incoming goal update to search Drive for likely related planning notes and summarize the matches.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real goal update and check the returned matches.
Questions about this workflow
Does this automatically know which Drive document belongs to a goal?
Not necessarily. Include distinctive goal details in the webhook request or instruction so Notis can search for relevant files.
Will it change any Drive files?
No. The selected action searches for files and folders; it does not modify them.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Beeminder to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Beeminder triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
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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.
Beeminder and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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