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Create Drive shortcuts for Chartly charts

Make the right chart one click away from the folder your team already uses.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Create Shortcut to File/Folder

Tool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to link to an existing drive item from another location without duplicating it.

Why this helps

Permanent chart URLs exist, but people still cannot find them where work happens.

  • Keeps source charts in one place
  • Avoids duplicate image files
  • Improves team discoverability

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Chartly and Google Drive in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named Chart shortcut filing.
  • 3Tell Notis to create a Drive shortcut to each incoming Chartly URL in the requested folder, using the supplied chart title.
  • 4Choose the webhook trigger and a report channel.
  • 5Send one real chart URL to test it.

Questions about this workflow

Does this duplicate the chart?

No. It creates a Drive shortcut that points to the permanent Chartly URL.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Chartly to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Chartly triggers

Google Drive actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add file sharing preference

Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Copy file

Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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).

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Chartly and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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