Keep a regular eye on important Drive file revisions
For files where version history matters, Notis can review the revision list on a schedule and report what the returned history shows.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List File Revisions
Tool to list a file's revisions. use when you need to retrieve the revision history of a specific file in google drive.
Why this helps
It takes extra effort to remember to inspect the version history of important shared files.
- Make version history easier to review routinely
- Bring file revision details into a report
- Reduce manual checking for important documents
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Builder.io and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for revision reviews.
- 3Tell Notis which Drive file to inspect and how to summarize its revision history.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real file and confirm the revision details are useful.
Questions about this workflow
Can this compare revisions and explain what changed?
The action lists revision metadata. Ask Notis to summarize the returned information, but provide any additional comparison baseline you need.
What files should I use?
Specify the important Drive files in your instruction so the scheduled review can identify them.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Builder.io to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Builder.io triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Builder.io and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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