Validate competition names in completed briefs
Finish the brief and let Notis resolve the competition details.
Trigger
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.
Action
Get Leagues
Tool to retrieve leagues and cups. use when filtering competitions by id, name, country, code, season, team, type, current, search, or last.
Why this helps
Ambiguous competition names create errors later in the research process.
- Catch naming ambiguity early
- Use verified competition records
- Reduce rework in downstream research
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Api sports in Notis.
- 2Create an automation for completed competition briefs.
- 3Tell Notis to read the filled document and validate its league or cup references.
- 4Choose Document Placeholder Filled as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report destination and test with one completed brief.
Questions about this workflow
Can it validate a cup as well as a league?
Yes. Api sports returns leagues and cups.
What if the name is incomplete?
Add country, code, season, or other context to improve matching.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Api sports. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Api sports actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Coaches
Tool to fetch coaches and their career history. use when you need coach info by id, team filter, or name search.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Countries
Tool to fetch available countries for league queries. use when filtering by name, code, or search string before retrieving leagues.
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.
Get Fixtures
Tool to retrieve football fixtures/matches. use when filtering fixtures by id, date, league, season, team, or date ranges to get upcoming or past matches.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Get fixtures events
Tool to get events (goals, cards, substitutions, var, etc.) from a fixture. use when you need detailed event data after confirming the fixture id.
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.
Get Head-to-Head Fixtures
Tool to get head-to-head fixtures between two teams. use after determining team ids to compare their direct match history.
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.
Get Fixture Lineups
Tool to retrieve starting xi and substitutes for a fixture. use after confirming fixture id; optionally filter by team, player, or section (startxi/substitutes). lineups appear ~20-40 minutes before kickoff for supported competitions.
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
Get fixtures players
Tool to get player statistics from a fixture. use when you need detailed per-player stats for a specific match. optionally filter by team.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Get Fixtures Rounds
Tool to get the rounds for a league or cup. use after confirming league and season to retrieve available round identifiers (optionally with dates) for filtering fixtures.
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