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Turn a document keyword into a weather review

A single phrase can start the conditions check your team should not forget.

Trigger

Keyword Detected in Document

Triggers when a specific keyword or phrase first appears in a Google Doc. This trigger monitors a Google Doc and fires once when the specified keyword is detected. After the keyword is found, the trigger will not fire again until reset.

Action

Get Devices

Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.

Why this helps

Important signals buried in document text can fail to trigger the operational response they need.

  • Respond when a meaningful phrase appears
  • Retrieve current readings at the decision point
  • Avoid manual monitoring

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Docs and Ambient Weather in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named Keyword weather review.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve Ambient Weather devices and explain what the latest readings mean when the configured keyword appears.
  • 4Pick Keyword Detected in Document as the trigger and choose where reports go.
  • 5Test it with a sample keyword.

Questions about this workflow

Does the trigger repeat for every matching edit?

No. It fires when the keyword is first detected and waits for a reset before firing again.

Can the keyword be a phrase?

Yes. The trigger supports a specific keyword or phrase.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Docs triggers

Ambient weather actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get Devices

Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

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

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

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

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

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

Document Updated

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

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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