Restore Drive files flagged by Chatfai
Give Chatfai a regular chance to catch important files that were moved to trash by mistake.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Untrash File
Tool to restore a file from the trash. use when you need to recover a deleted file. this action updates the file's metadata to set the 'trashed' property to false.
Why this helps
Accidental deletions go unnoticed until the file is urgently needed.
- Catch accidental trashing sooner
- Protect important work
- Reduce emergency recovery searches
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Chatfai and Google Drive in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for scheduled recovery checks.
- 3Describe which trashed files Chatfai should flag for restoration.
- 4Choose the cron schedule and report destination.
- 5Test with one real recovery candidate.
Questions about this workflow
Does it restore every trashed file?
No. Define the review criteria and intended files in the automation instruction.
Can this run monthly?
Yes. Choose a monthly cron schedule if that matches your archive review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Chatfai to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Chatfai 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.
Chatfai and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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