Set Carbone API version from a sent release note
Keep the Carbone API version aligned with a deliberate release note by setting it through a sent email trigger.
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
Set Carbone API Version
Tool to set the carbone api version to be used for subsequent requests. use before rendering or managing templates to ensure correct version is applied.
Why this helps
API version changes can be missed when they live in a release checklist separate from document work.
- Make a version change follow a deliberate release note.
- Keep version selection close to release communication.
- Reduce forgotten configuration changes.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Carbone once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Describe the version setting outcome in one instruction and require the exact supported Carbone API version in the email.
- 4Pick Email Sent as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real release note containing the intended version.
Questions about this workflow
Will it infer the version from any sent email?
The instruction should limit handling to a specific release note format and require an explicit version value.
What does setting the API version do?
It sets the version to be used for subsequent Carbone requests.
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