Explore a website's technology history from your inbox
A confirmed domain in a sent message can cue a BuiltWith historical technology lookup, giving you a longer view of technology usage for that domain.
Trigger
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.
Action
Datasets Lookup
Tool to access mass internet technology usage information from 2000 to today. use when you need historical technology usage trends for a domain.
Why this helps
Understanding how a website's technology has changed takes a separate research session and makes follow-up easier to forget.
- Request historical technology usage information for a known domain.
- Reduce time spent switching from email to research tools.
- Keep a trend lookup tied to its original context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and BuiltWith once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to find a clearly stated domain in a sent message and retrieve its historical technology usage information from BuiltWith.
- 4Choose Email Sent as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real sent email containing a confirmed domain.
Questions about this workflow
How far back does the dataset reach?
The Datasets Lookup is described as providing mass internet technology usage information from 2000 to today. Availability can vary by domain and dataset.
Is this the same as a current site technology lookup?
No. This workflow requests historical technology usage information. Use Domain API Lookup for current and historical technology information about an individual website.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Builtwith. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Builtwith actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Domain List File
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Datasets Lookup
Tool to access mass internet technology usage information from 2000 to today. use when you need historical technology usage trends for a domain.
Email Sent
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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