Start each research project with a dedicated Drive folder
Give new company or market research a home before the notes and outputs start piling up.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Research materials become harder to find when each project starts without a clear place to store them.
- Give each supplied research project a clear Drive location.
- Reduce time spent finding the right folder later.
- Make the project name visible from the start.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bigpicture io and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to use the supplied company or research project name to create a clearly named Drive folder.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real project name.
Questions about this workflow
Does this also create the research document?
This workflow creates a folder. A separate instruction or automation can create research content in Drive.
What if a folder with that name already exists?
The folder action can fail if the requested parent name is not found; whether a same-named folder is reused depends on the action behavior. Test with your actual naming approach.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bigpicture io to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bigpicture io 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.
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