Keep an eye on your Ark tracker setup
Have Notis retrieve spreadsheet metadata on a schedule and report the details you want to monitor.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get spreadsheet info
Retrieves comprehensive metadata for a google spreadsheet using its id, excluding cell data.
Why this helps
Changes to a tracker document can go unnoticed until a workflow or teammate cannot find it.
- Get recurring visibility into spreadsheet metadata.
- Notice document changes with less manual checking.
- Keep the tracker identity clear for your team.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect BytePlus Ark and Google Sheets once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or by telling Notis what to do.
- 3Describe which spreadsheet metadata to report in one instruction.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with the existing Ark tracker spreadsheet.
Questions about this workflow
Does metadata include cell data?
No. This action retrieves spreadsheet metadata and excludes cell data.
Can it detect every edit?
No. It retrieves metadata on a schedule. It is not a change event trigger.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link BytePlus Ark to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
BytePlus Ark triggers
Google Sheets actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
BytePlus Ark and Google Sheets, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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