Keep a dataset log of Box folder changes
Capture a lightweight history of important folder changes alongside your collection data.
Trigger
Folder Properties Changed
Triggers when a folder's core properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when changes are detected in properties like name, description, modification time, parent folder, item status, or shared link settings.
Action
Store Data in Dataset
Tool to store data items in a dataset. use after collecting data when you want to batch-append or update items in an existing dataset.
Why this helps
Folder renames, status changes, and other property updates can be difficult to reconstruct during later reviews.
- Respond to property changes on the selected Box folder.
- Append a JSON item with relevant change context to an existing dataset.
- Make a reviewable record for later analysis.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Box and Apify once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to append a concise JSON record of relevant folder changes to the specified existing Apify dataset.
- 4Pick Box's Folder Properties Changed trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real folder property change.
Questions about this workflow
What changes are covered?
The trigger can detect changes such as folder name, description, modification time, parent folder, item status, or shared link settings.
Does the action create a dataset?
No. Use an existing Apify dataset with the store action.
Can this maintain a complete audit history?
It records events the workflow receives. It cannot supply changes that occurred before setup or were not detected.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Box to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Box triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Collaboration Details Changed
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Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
Comment Changed
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Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
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.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
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.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
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.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
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.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
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