Review important Box file detail changes
A changed name, location, or status can affect a handoff. Prepare a review note with the changed details available from Box.
Trigger
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.
Action
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Why this helps
Small file changes can create confusion when teammates do not know what moved or changed.
- Flag changes for a chosen reviewer
- Include the properties available in the event
- Create a draft ready for human review
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Box and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to draft a note to your chosen reviewer describing the file properties that changed, when provided.
- 4Pick the Box File Metadata Changed trigger for the file and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real metadata change and inspect the draft.
Questions about this workflow
Can it explain why the file changed?
The trigger detects property changes but may not explain the reason. Include a reason in your instruction if you want Notis to use a supplied explanation.
Does it send an email automatically?
No. It creates a draft so you can check the details and send it.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Box to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Box 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.
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.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
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.
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`.
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 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.
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.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
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.
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`.
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.
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`.
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