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Make new Box file versions easy to notice

Let Notis tell your team when a monitored Box file gets a new version.

Trigger

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.

Action

Publish Message

Tool to publish a message to a specified messaging channel. use when you need to send notifications or events to subscribers after confirming channel and payload.

Why this helps

People can keep working from an outdated document when a new version goes unnoticed.

  • Make new versions visible in a shared channel.
  • Prompt collaborators to review updated documents.
  • Reduce manual version checking.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Box and Backendless once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for version updates.
  • 3Tell Notis to announce each new version of the monitored file in your Backendless channel.
  • 4Pick New File Version Uploaded as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real file version upload.

Questions about this workflow

Does this watch every Box file?

The trigger monitors a specific Box file. Select the file when choosing the trigger.

Can the announcement say what changed in the document?

Ask Notis to include the version details provided by the event. A summary of document contents requires those contents to be available to the automation.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Box triggers

Backendless actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Copy File

Tool to copy a file or directory within backendless file storage. use when duplicating files to a new location after verifying source and destination paths.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Directory

Tool to create a new directory at the specified path. use when you need to organize files under a new folder structure.

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 Backendless Hive

Tool to create a new hive. use when you need to provision a new hive resource before performing hive operations. example: create a hive named 'grocerystore'.

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 Backendless Timer

Tool to create a new timer with schedule and code. use when scheduling recurring or one-off tasks to run server-side logic after confirming parameters.

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

Delete Directory

Tool to delete a directory at the specified path in backendless file storage. use when you need to remove folders after confirming the path.

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

Delete File

Tool to delete a file at the specified path in backendless file storage. use after confirming the file's relative path and filename.

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

Delete Backendless Timer

Tool to delete a backendless timer by name. use when you need to remove a scheduled timer after confirming its name.

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

Directory Listing

Tool to retrieve a listing of files and directories at a given path. use when browsing or filtering file storage directories.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

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