Preview documents from new threads
Help people decide which documents deserve attention before they open them.
Trigger
New Thread Created
Triggered when a new thread is created in a Discord channel within a monitored server.
Action
LibreOffice Thumbnail
Tool to generate a thumbnail image of a document using libreoffice. use when you need a quick visual preview of a pdf or office file's first page.
Why this helps
New thread documents compete for attention without a quick visual cue.
- Speeds document triage
- Improves resource discovery
- Creates consistent previews
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Discord and Api2pdf in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Thread Document Preview.
- 3Tell Notis to generate a thumbnail for the main document link in each new thread.
- 4Pick New Thread Created as the trigger and select the report channel.
- 5Test with one document thread.
Questions about this workflow
Which file types are supported?
Use a document URL that Api2pdf and LibreOffice can process, then specify fallback reporting for unsupported files.
Where does the preview appear?
Notis posts the result in the report channel selected for the automation.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Discord to Api2pdf. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Discord triggers
Api2pdf actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Discord and Api2pdf, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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