Summarize Beeminder goals after document edits
Keep your accountability view current as working documents change.
Trigger
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Action
Get all goals
Tool to retrieve all goals for a specified user. use when listing a user's active goals.
Why this helps
Frequent edits create useful signals that are easy to miss during busy workdays.
- Keeps goal context current
- Reduces manual account checking
- Produces concise reports
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Beeminder in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for updated document summaries.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve active Beeminder goals and summarize those related to each edit.
- 4Pick Document Updated as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one edited document.
Questions about this workflow
Will every edit trigger a report?
The Document Updated event fires when an existing document is modified according to its monitoring behavior.
Can the summary be short?
Yes. State the desired length in your plain language instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Beeminder. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Beeminder actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Authenticate and Redirect User
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Webhook trigger
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Create Charge
Tool to create a new charge for a user. use when billing a user outside of goal pledges; supports dryrun mode.
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 all goals
Tool to retrieve all goals for a specified user. use when listing a user's active goals.
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 Archived Goals
Tool to retrieve archived goals for a specified user. use when you need to inspect a user's past archived goals.
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 Beeminder User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a specified beeminder user. use when you need to fetch details like timezone, goals, urgency, or deleted goals after authenticating successfully.
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.
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