Keep a weekly collection of cat facts
A fresh roundup lands in Drive on a schedule, ready to browse or share.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
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.
Why this helps
One-off facts can be fun, but they are difficult to collect into a useful reference over time.
- Collects multiple facts in one weekly note
- Keeps a growing reference in Drive
- Automates a recurring research task
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Cats and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to request a varied set of cat facts from Cats and save a dated weekly roundup in Drive.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Does this use a Cats event?
No. The recurring Notis schedule starts the workflow, and Notis then requests facts from Cats.
Can I ask for a particular theme?
Yes. Describe the theme in the automation instruction, such as behavior, history, or breeds.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cats to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cats 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.
Cats and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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