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Start Affinda parsing for a Box file by request

Give your internal process a simple request point for sending an identified Box document to Affinda.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Create Document

Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.

Why this helps

Sometimes a document needs parsing now, but there is no event in Box that signals the exact moment to process it.

  • Start parsing from an HTTP request when needed.
  • Avoid waiting for a Box event for one-off processing.
  • Keep the request tied to an identified Box file.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Box and Affinda once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to submit the Box file identified by the request to Affinda for parsing.
  • 4Pick a Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test by sending one real request for an accessible Box file.

Questions about this workflow

What starts this workflow?

An HTTP request to the Notis webhook trigger.

What should the request identify?

It should identify an accessible Box file so Notis can submit the intended document to Affinda.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Box to Affinda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Box triggers

Affinda actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Batch Update Annotations

Tool to update multiple annotations in one request. use when you need to modify parsed values or other fields across many annotations at once.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Collection

Tool to create a new collection. use after you have a valid workspace id and want to group documents by a specific extractor within that workspace.

ActionInstant

Collaboration Details Changed

Triggers when a collaboration's details change (e.g., role, status, expiration). This trigger monitors a specific collaboration and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as role, status, expiration date, access type, or acknowledgment status.

TriggerPolling

Create Document

Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.

ActionInstant

Comment Changed

Triggers when a comment's content or details change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box comment and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as message text edits, tagged message changes, or modification timestamp updates.

TriggerPolling

Create Organization

Tool to create a new organization. use when you have a unique organization name and want to group resources under it.

ActionInstant

New File Comment Added

Triggers when a new comment is added to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new comments are detected.

TriggerPolling

Create RESTHook Subscription

Tool to create a new resthook subscription. use after confirming your webhook endpoint is ready to receive document event notifications.

ActionInstant

File Metadata Changed

Triggers when a file's metadata or properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when changes are detected in key fields like name, description, size, modification time, parent folder, or status.

TriggerPolling

Create Tag

Tool to create a new tag. use when you need to label documents in a specific workspace.

ActionInstant

File Shared Link Changed

Triggers when a file's shared link settings change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file's shared link and fires when changes are detected in the shared link configuration, such as access level, permissions, password protection, expiration date, or vanity URL.

TriggerPolling

Create Validation Result

Tool to create a validation result. use when recording validation outcomes for a document after parsing.

ActionInstant

New File Version Uploaded

Triggers when a new file version is uploaded to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new versions are detected.

TriggerPolling

Create Workspace

Tool to create a new workspace. use when you need to programmatically create a workspace container within an organization.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Box and Affinda, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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