Check the details of an important course file
Get a scheduled metadata check for the Drive files you rely on in Blackboard course work.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get File Metadata
Tool to get a file's metadata by id. use when you need to retrieve the metadata for a specific file in google drive.
Why this helps
You need to confirm file details before sharing or using course materials, but checking them takes repeated navigation.
- Confirm file details before a course milestone.
- Reduce repeated navigation for routine checks.
- Keep a compact status note for important resources.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackboard and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or describe it to Notis from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, identify the Drive file and ask Notis to report the metadata relevant to your course check.
- 4Choose the notis_cron trigger, set its schedule, and select where run reports go.
- 5Test with one file and confirm the returned details answer your check.
Questions about this workflow
Does metadata include the file's full contents?
No. This action retrieves metadata. Use an action that downloads or reads content if the content itself needs review.
How do I identify the file?
Provide its Drive file ID or make the intended file unambiguous in your instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackboard to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackboard 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.
Blackboard and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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