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Keep ActiveTrail members aligned with updated Google Docs

Update the source document and let Notis keep the contact record aligned.

Trigger

Document Updated

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.

Action

Create or Update Group Member

Tool to create or update a member in a group. Use when you need to add a new contact to a specific group or update an existing member's details. The API will not return errors if the address is already in the group.

Why this helps

Small changes in a document are easy to miss in the email database.

  • Keeps important details synchronized
  • Prevents stale outreach data
  • Eliminates repetitive record maintenance

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Docs and ActiveTrail in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation named Document Change Contact Refresh.
  • 3Tell Notis to identify the matching ActiveTrail group member and update only details that changed in the document.
  • 4Pick Document Updated as the trigger.
  • 5Choose a report channel, then test with one edited document.

Questions about this workflow

Can Notis avoid overwriting unrelated fields?

Instruct Notis to update only the details explicitly present or changed in the document.

Does this require one specific document?

The trigger can monitor the document or documents defined when you create the automation.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to ActiveTrail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Docs triggers

ActiveTrail actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Add Group Member

Tool to add a member to a group in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a contact to a specific group with their email and optional contact details.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Contact Growth

Tool to retrieve executive report on contact growth showing daily active and inactive contact growth. Use when you need to measure the increase in amount of contacts over a date range.

ActionInstant

New Document Created

Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.

TriggerPolling

Create or Update Group Member

Tool to create or update a member in a group. Use when you need to add a new contact to a specific group or update an existing member's details. The API will not return errors if the address is already in the group.

ActionInstant

Document Deleted

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.

TriggerPolling

Create a New Group

Tool to create a new group in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a new group to organize and segment contacts.

ActionInstant

Document Placeholder Filled

Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.

TriggerPolling

Create Contact

Tool to create a new contact in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a new contact to the system. Note: Newly created contacts won't be linked to any group, making email/SMS delivery impossible until assigned to a group. Either email or sms must be provided.

ActionInstant

Document Search Update

Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.

TriggerPolling

Create Content Category

Tool to create a new content category in ActiveTrail account. Use when you need to add a new category for organizing campaigns and templates.

ActionInstant

Document Structure Changed

Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed

TriggerPolling

Create New Mailing List

Tool to create a new mailing list in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a new mailing list to organize and manage contacts.

ActionInstant

Document Updated

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.

TriggerPolling

Create Order

Tool to create new orders in ActiveTrail commerce system. Use when you need to add order records with customer information, products, and transaction details. Accepts an array of order objects for batch creation.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Docs and ActiveTrail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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