Turn a new brief into an image research pack
Give your creative work a useful starting set of image references.
Trigger
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.
Action
Google Images
Tool to fetch images from google search results. use when you need urls, titles, domains, and metadata for images matching a query.
Why this helps
Visual research gets delayed when nobody has time to translate a brief into search queries.
- Translate briefs into image queries
- Collect URLs and source metadata
- Speed up creative kickoff
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Autom in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for brief image research.
- 3Tell Notis to extract visual themes from each new brief, query Google Images, and group results by theme with URLs and domains.
- 4Pick New Document Created as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one creative brief.
Questions about this workflow
Does it download or license images?
No. It retrieves image search metadata for research and review.
Can it choose final creative assets?
It can rank references against criteria in the brief, but final selection remains yours.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Autom. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Autom actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Google Countries
Tool to list google-supported countries. use when you need to filter or suggest countries based on a search string.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Google Images
Tool to fetch images from google search results. use when you need urls, titles, domains, and metadata for images matching a query.
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.
Google Languages
Tool to retrieve google-supported languages. use when you need a list of language codes for localization.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Google Locations
Tool to retrieve google-supported locations. use when searching for locations by name. returns locations ordered by reach (most populous first).
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.
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.
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
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Docs and Autom, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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