Auto-organize files for today's calendar events each morning
Starting your day without knowing which Drive files match today's meetings creates mental friction. Notis scans your Drive each morning, finds all files related to your day's events, and surfaces them so you're immediately prepared.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Find file
Tool to list or search for files and folders in google drive. use when you need to find specific files based on query criteria or list contents of a drive/folder.
Why this helps
You have five meetings today, but you don't know which files in Drive relate to them. Hunting through folders wastes energy before the day even starts.
- Start each day knowing exactly which files are relevant.
- Automatically surface relevant materials without searching.
- Reduces cognitive load by organizing prep materials.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Calendar and Google Drive to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis, 'Each morning, scan my Drive and list all files related to today's calendar events' or set this in the portal.
- 3Choose the trigger: 'Notis Cron' and set it to daily at your preferred wake-up time (e.g., 6am).
- 4Specify how to match files to events (by name, folder, labels, etc.).
- 5Notis will send you a summary (via email, Slack, etc.) each morning with the list.
Questions about this workflow
Can I get the results in a different format, like a document instead of a message?
Yes. You can ask Notis to create a doc instead of sending a message, or both.
What if a file matches multiple events?
Notis will list it once and mention which events it relates to.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Calendar triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Event Canceled or Deleted
Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Event Starting Soon
Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Calendar Event Changes
**SOON TO BE DEPRECATED** - Use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger) instead. Real-time webhook trigger for calendar event changes. Returns event metadata only. For full event data, use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Calendar Event Sync
Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook).
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Calendar and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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