Find the research you already have
Check your Drive research collection first so relevant briefs and notes are easier to reuse.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Find file
Tool to list or search for files and folders in google drive. use when you need to find specific files based on query criteria or list contents of a drive/folder.
Why this helps
Repeated research requests can recreate work that is already stored in Drive under a different filename.
- Locate potentially relevant research before starting a new search.
- Reduce duplicate briefs and repeated browsing.
- Bring prior notes back into the current task.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Ceramic once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Find Existing Research and describe the search outcome in one plain-language instruction.
- 3Choose the notis_webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 4Test with one real research request and review the Drive search results.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow also search Ceramic?
This workflow is scoped to finding existing Google Drive files with the Drive search action. Create a separate research workflow if you also want Ceramic Search results.
What does it return?
It searches for Drive files based on the request and returns matching files for review. Search matches may need a person's judgment to confirm relevance.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ceramic to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ceramic 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.
Ceramic and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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