Plan BART departures from incoming requests
Send structured trip requests to Notis and receive departure options automatically.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get BART Schedule Depart
Tool to get schedule information based on a specified depart time. use when planning trips from an origin to a destination with time constraints after confirming station codes.
Why this helps
Trip requests arrive through different systems and still require manual transit research.
- Accepts requests from any webhook-enabled system
- Applies the requested time constraints
- Returns a concise route plan
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bart in Notis and prepare your webhook source.
- 2Create an automation named Incoming BART trip planner.
- 3Describe how Notis should read each request and return departures after confirming station codes.
- 4Pick an HTTP webhook trigger, choose a report channel, and test with one real request.
Questions about this workflow
What should the webhook payload contain?
Include origin, destination, and the desired departure time or time window.
What if station codes are missing?
Ask Notis to request or resolve them before calling the schedule action.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Bart actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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New Document Created
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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 BART Stations
Stub action for bart stations retrieval.
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 GTFS-RT Trip Updates
Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in gtfs-realtime format. use when you need the latest live trip information as raw protobuf.
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.
Download GTFS Static Schedule Feed
Tool to download the static gtfs feed (google transit.zip). use when needing the latest gtfs schedule data.
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 BART Schedule Arrive
Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Get BART Schedule Depart
Tool to get schedule information based on a specified depart time. use when planning trips from an origin to a destination with time constraints after confirming station codes.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Docs and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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