Catch missing sensor updates with a check-in draft
Have Notis prepare a follow-up when a sensor appears quiet for longer than the interval you specify.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Why this helps
A sensor that stops reporting can go unnoticed when nobody is checking its update history.
- Flag missing updates against an interval you choose
- Prepare a follow-up draft for review
- Reduce manual checks for quiet sensors
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bolt IoT and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis which sensors to check, how long without a reading counts as stale, and to create a Gmail draft when the condition is met.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example and verify that the interval and sensor are represented correctly.
Questions about this workflow
Can this detect a sensor that is offline?
It can check whether available data shows a reading within the interval you provide. It cannot confirm the physical cause of missing data.
What if Notis cannot access reading timestamps?
The workflow requires timestamps or another usable indication of recency. Make sure the data is available before relying on this check.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bolt iot to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bolt iot triggers
Gmail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Bolt iot and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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