Check Drive for company research you already have
Start with what is already in Drive so you can avoid rebuilding context you have collected before.
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
Founders often repeat research because past company notes are hard to locate quickly.
- Search Drive for relevant existing research.
- Reduce duplicate research effort.
- Make prior context easier to reuse.
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 search Drive for files matching the supplied company name or domain and report relevant results before starting research.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with a company that already has a known Drive document.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create a new research file?
This workflow searches for existing files. Use a separate create-file action if you want to save new research.
Can search find files by company domain?
Include the domain in the request and let the Drive search use the available query criteria. Results depend on file names and searchable content.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Bigpicture io and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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