Turn an email's travel details into BART departure options
When an email spells out where and when you need to go, Notis can retrieve a BART schedule for that departure.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Get BART Schedule Depart
Tool to get schedule information based on a specified depart time. use when planning trips from an origin to a destination with time constraints after confirming station codes.
Why this helps
A travel request arrives in your inbox, but finding the matching schedule means leaving the message and re-entering the trip details.
- Use trip details already written in an incoming message.
- Retrieve schedule information for a specified departure time.
- Keep the schedule result connected to the request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Bart once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve BART departure schedule information when an incoming email includes an origin, destination, and departure time; provide station codes when needed.
- 4Pick New Gmail Message Received as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real email containing a trip origin, destination, and departure time.
Questions about this workflow
What if the email does not include station codes?
Provide the station codes in your instruction or when prompted. The schedule action requires confirmed station codes.
Will this monitor live delays?
This workflow retrieves schedule information for a departure time. Use a separate service advisory check for current system alerts.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Bart actions
Recurring trigger
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Get BART Schedule Depart
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Gmail and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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