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Get context for phone numbers in file comments

A phone number in a file comment can be hard to place. Let Notis request a Data247 reverse lookup and report the returned name and address details.

Trigger

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.

Action

Append Reverse Phone Lookup

Tool to perform reverse phone lookup and retrieve name and address information. Use when you need to find the contact details associated with a phone number. Returns personal identifiers, address components, and demographic data.

Why this helps

Contact details buried in comments are easy to overlook or leave unexplained.

  • Get associated contact and address details for a phone number.
  • Respond to newly shared contact information with less manual research.
  • See lookup output in a run report tied to the comment event.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Box and Data247 once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation and describe how to find a phone number in a new comment and request a lookup.
  • 3Pick New File Comment Added for the Box file being monitored.
  • 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
  • 5Test with one real comment containing a phone number.

Questions about this workflow

What can the reverse phone lookup return?

Data247 can return personal identifiers and address components associated with a phone number.

Will every comment run a lookup?

The trigger fires on a new comment. In the prompt, tell Notis to request a lookup only when the comment contains a usable phone number.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Box to Data247. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Box triggers

Data247 actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Append Email by Name and Address

Tool to find email addresses associated with name and postal address. Use when you need to discover the email address for a contact given their name and residential or business address.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Append Gender by First Name

Tool to determine a person's probable gender based on their first (given) name. Use when you need to infer gender from a first name with confidence percentage.

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

Append Name (CNAM Lookup)

Tool to get CNAM (Caller Name Delivery) data for a phone number. Use when you need to find the registered owner name associated with a phone number from carrier-grade telco data.

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

Append Phone to Contact

Tool to append phone numbers to contact records using name and address. Use when you need to find phone numbers (business or residential) associated with a person's name and address. Returns primary phone with type classification and additional phone numbers if available.

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

Append Property Data

Tool to retrieve comprehensive property data including home stats, ownership information, financials and foreclosure data. Use when you need detailed property information for any US address.

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

Append Reverse Email Lookup

Tool to perform reverse email lookup and retrieve contact information. Use when you need to find the name, phone, and address associated with an email address. Returns personal identifiers, contact details, and address components.

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

Append Reverse Phone Lookup

Tool to perform reverse phone lookup and retrieve name and address information. Use when you need to find the contact details associated with a phone number. Returns personal identifiers, address components, and demographic data.

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

Append Reverse Zipcode Lookup

Tool to get formatted address components from a zipcode. Use when you need to retrieve city, state, county, congressional district, timezone, and other location data for a given 5 or 9 digit zipcode.

ActionInstant

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