Catalog video sources from new Google Docs
Start every new media brief with a clean video source catalog.
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
Get Video Data
Tool to extract information from videos, including titles, descriptions, and embedded html. use when you need structured video metadata from any web page.
Why this helps
New briefs often contain video links without titles or descriptions.
- Create instant video inventories
- Capture titles and descriptions
- Speed up media review
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Diffbot in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Catalog new document videos.
- 3Tell Notis to find video URLs in the new document, run Get Video Data, and return a concise catalog.
- 4Pick New Document Created as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with a new media brief.
Questions about this workflow
Can it inspect embedded videos?
Yes, Diffbot can return embedded HTML and metadata when available.
What if the document has no videos?
The report can state that no accessible video URLs were found.
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