Turn Confluence footer comments into Dovetail insights
Make page level feedback visible alongside customer and product research.
Trigger
New Footer Comment Added to Page
Triggers when a new footer comment is added to a Confluence page.
Action
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
Why this helps
Footer comments often contain decisions or user signals that disappear after a document is approved.
- Preserve substantive review feedback
- Separate decisions from chatter
- Create a durable record for future synthesis
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Confluence and Dovetail in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for substantive footer feedback.
- 3Tell Notis to summarize each meaningful footer comment and create a Dovetail insight with the page context and confidence level.
- 4Pick the New Footer Comment Added to Page trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one comment.
Questions about this workflow
Can it skip routine approvals?
Yes. Tell Notis to ignore approval, scheduling, and formatting comments.
Can it include multiple comments in one insight?
Ask Notis to group related comments when they arrive on the same page.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Confluence to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Confluence triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in dovetail. use when you need to register a contact before logging interactions.
New Attachment Added
Triggers when a new attachment is uploaded to a Confluence page. Optionally filters by media type.
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
Blog Post Added to Label
Triggers when a new blog post is added to a specific label in Confluence.
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
Blogpost Inline Comment Added
Triggers when a new inline comment is added to a Confluence blog post.
Create Topic
Tool to create a new topic in a channel. use after confirming channel id, title, and optional description.
Blog Post Like Count Changed
Triggers when a Confluence blog post's like count changes (someone likes or unlikes).
Delete Channel
Tool to delete an existing channel. use when you need to remove a channel and move it to the project's trash (restorable for 30 days). confirm the channel id before calling.
Blog Post Updated
Triggers when a Confluence blog post is updated (any edit that creates a new version).
Delete Topic
Tool to delete an existing topic. use when you have confirmed the topic id and want to move it to trash (restorable for 30 days). example: "delete topic with id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000."
Content Restrictions Changed
Triggers when view or edit restrictions change on a Confluence page or blog post. Detects user/group restrictions being added, removed, or modified.
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Confluence and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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