List Affinda documents for search updates
Keep a focused inventory of Affinda documents tied to a changing Google Docs search.
Trigger
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.
Action
Get Documents
Tool to retrieve a list of all documents. use when you need to list documents in your affinda workspace after authentication.
Why this helps
Relevant documents are scattered across systems and hard to inventory consistently.
- Creates a current processing inventory
- Reduces manual cross-system searches
- Supports fast triage
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Affinda in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Search result inventory.
- 3Tell Notis to list the related Affinda documents and summarize additions or changes.
- 4Pick Document Search Update and define the search query.
- 5Choose the report destination and test with one search update.
Questions about this workflow
Can the report be limited to a workspace?
Yes. Include the workspace context in the instruction when available.
Does this upload or modify documents?
No. It retrieves a list for review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Affinda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Affinda actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Batch Update Annotations
Tool to update multiple annotations in one request. use when you need to modify parsed values or other fields across many annotations at once.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collection
Tool to create a new collection. use after you have a valid workspace id and want to group documents by a specific extractor within that workspace.
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.
Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Create Organization
Tool to create a new organization. use when you have a unique organization name and want to group resources under it.
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.
Create RESTHook Subscription
Tool to create a new resthook subscription. use after confirming your webhook endpoint is ready to receive document event notifications.
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.
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you need to label documents in a specific workspace.
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
Create Validation Result
Tool to create a validation result. use when recording validation outcomes for a document after parsing.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Create Workspace
Tool to create a new workspace. use when you need to programmatically create a workspace container within an organization.
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