Clean up Backendless files after Coda document deletion
Keep storage tidy when old Coda documents leave your workspace.
Trigger
Coda Document Deleted Trigger
Triggers when a Coda document is deleted.
Action
Delete File
Tool to delete a file at the specified path in backendless file storage. use after confirming the file's relative path and filename.
Why this helps
Deleted documents can leave orphaned files that create clutter and confusion.
- Reduces storage clutter
- Prevents orphaned artifacts
- Keeps systems aligned
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Coda and Backendless in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for deletion cleanup.
- 3Tell Notis which related Backendless file path should be removed after a document deletion.
- 4Pick the Coda Document Deleted trigger and a report channel.
- 5Test with a disposable document and file.
Questions about this workflow
Can this delete an entire folder?
Use a directory deletion action for folders; this workflow targets one file path.
How should the related file be identified?
State the naming or path convention in the automation prompt.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Coda to Backendless. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Coda triggers
Backendless actions
Recurring trigger
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Coda Document Deleted Trigger
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Tool to delete a file at the specified path in backendless file storage. use after confirming the file's relative path and filename.
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