Connect Google Docs to Canny
When something happens in Google Docs, Notis takes the next step in Canny. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.
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Ways Notis can move work from Google Docs to Canny
Turn new Google Docs briefs into Canny feedback posts
When a new Google Doc contains a product brief or customer request, create a structured Canny post for the right board.
Add research updates as Canny comments
When matching Docs change, summarize the update and add a useful comment to the related Canny post.
Update Canny status from a revised decision Doc
When a decision document changes, interpret the latest decision and update the matching Canny post status.
Publish a Canny changelog entry when a launch Doc is filled
When a launch template loses its placeholder text, create a polished Canny changelog entry from the completed content.
Create a Canny post when a research Doc reaches a threshold
When a document reaches your chosen word or character count, summarize it into a Canny post for review.
Tag a Canny post when a Doc mentions a priority keyword
When a tracked keyword appears in a Google Doc, find the related Canny post and apply an existing tag.
Refresh Canny post details after a spec structure change
When a tracked Google Doc gains or loses structural elements, summarize the new structure and update the related Canny post details.
Remove a Canny post when its source Doc is deleted
When a source Google Doc is trashed, identify the linked Canny post and delete it according to your cleanup rule.
Review Canny boards when a new planning folder appears
When a new root Google Drive folder is created, list Canny boards and report which board best matches the new planning area.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Canny. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Canny actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Post Tag
Tool to add a tag to a specific post. use when you need to categorize or group content by applying an existing tag.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete User
Tool to delete a user and their comments and votes. use when you need to fully remove a user's account and all associated data (e.g., gdpr compliance).
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.
Change Post Status
Tool to change a post's status. use when you need to update a post's workflow stage and optionally notify voters.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Create Changelog Entry
Tool to create and optionally publish a new changelog entry. use when you need to add a product update record, control publish timing, and notify users. example: "create changelog entry titled 'version 1.2' with details '...' and publish immediately.".
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.
Create Comment
Tool to create a new comment on a post. use when you have the authorid and postid and want to submit feedback or replies.
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.
Create or Update User
Tool to create or update a user in canny. use when you need to provision a new user or synchronize updates to an existing user profile. example: "create or update user with email user@example.com"
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
Create Post
Tool to create a new post on a board. use when you have the boardid and userid and need to submit new feedback.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you have the boardid and tag name and need to categorize posts.
Four ways to start an automation.
A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.
Integration triggers
Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.
Webhook triggers
A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.
Recurring triggers
Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.
Database triggers
Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.
Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.
Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.
Describe it. Notis builds it.
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