Send a credential when approval appears in Google Docs
A clear approval phrase can trigger the final delivery step.
Trigger
Keyword Detected in Document
Triggers when a specific keyword or phrase first appears in a Google Doc. This trigger monitors a Google Doc and fires once when the specified keyword is detected. After the keyword is found, the trigger will not fire again until reset.
Action
Send a Credential
Tool to send a published credential via email. use after confirming the credential is published.
Why this helps
Approved awards remain queued because someone must remember to send them.
- Close the loop after approval
- Prevent forgotten award emails
- Keep approval records in Google Docs
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Certifier once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation instructing Notis to send the published credential linked to the approved record.
- 3Pick Keyword Detected in Document as the trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one real approval keyword.
Questions about this workflow
What does this action require?
The credential must already be published and identifiable from the document context.
Will it send repeatedly?
The keyword trigger fires once until it is reset, according to the source event behavior.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Certifier. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Certifier actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Send a Credential
Tool to send a published credential via email. use after confirming the credential is published.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create, issue, and send credential
Tool to create, issue, and send a credential in a single request. use when group id and recipient details are ready.
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.
List Credential Interactions
Tool to list credential interactions. use when you need to retrieve interaction events for a specific credential, with optional filtering and pagination.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
List Credentials
Tool to list credentials. use after authentication to retrieve paginated credentials.
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.
List Designs
Tool to list all designs. use after authentication to retrieve certificate and badge designs with pagination.
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.
List Groups
Tool to list all groups. use when you need to retrieve groups with pagination (limit and cursor).
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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