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Check recent Apify task runs on request

Get a focused view of task execution when a webhook signals that someone needs a status check.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

Action

Get list of task runs

Tool to get a list of runs for a specific actor task. use when you need to paginate through task runs and optionally filter by status.

Why this helps

Checking task history manually pulls attention away from the work that triggered the question.

  • Retrieve history for a specific task when needed.
  • Summarize available run status information.
  • Avoid a separate manual browse through Apify.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Apify once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, then New Automation.
  • 3Tell Notis which task's run history to retrieve and summarize when requested.
  • 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose a report channel.
  • 5Test with one real HTTP request.

Questions about this workflow

Does this retrieve Actor runs?

It retrieves runs for a specific Actor task.

Can it explain a failure?

It can summarize returned run data. Use the log action to inspect execution logs.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Gmail triggers

Apify actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create Actor

Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Dataset

Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.

ActionInstant

Email Sent

Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.

TriggerPolling

Create Actor Task

Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.

ActionInstant

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

TriggerPolling

Create Task Webhook

Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.

ActionInstant

Delete Actor

Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.

ActionInstant

Delete Webhook

Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.

ActionInstant

Get Actor Details

Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.

ActionInstant

Get all webhooks

Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Gmail and Apify, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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