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Check Diffbot bulk jobs when a document is added

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Trigger

New Document Added

Triggers when a new Google Doc is added/created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected.

Action

List Bulk Jobs

Tool to list all bulk jobs associated with a specific token. use after authenticating to retrieve statuses of all jobs for the account.

Why this helps

Bulk research jobs can keep running while their status disappears from daily work.

  • Surface job statuses
  • Spot stalled work sooner
  • Keep research operations visible

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Docs and Diffbot in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named Check bulk job status.
  • 3Tell Notis to list Diffbot bulk jobs, match relevant identifiers from the new document, and report status and usage details.
  • 4Pick New Document Added as the trigger.
  • 5Choose a report channel and test with one document tied to a known job.

Questions about this workflow

What does List Bulk Jobs return?

It lists bulk jobs associated with a specific Diffbot token.

Can it stop a job?

No. This workflow only lists and summarizes job status.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Diffbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Docs triggers

Diffbot actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Diffbot Search

Tool to search data extracted by crawl or bulk jobs using dql queries. use after data extraction jobs complete to retrieve search results.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get Diffbot Account Details

Tool to retrieve account details, including plan information and usage statistics. use after authenticating to verify subscription and daily quota status.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Diffbot Analyze

Tool to automatically determine a page's content type and route it to the appropriate extraction api. use when you have only a url and need diffbot to choose the right extractor.

ActionInstant

Document Deleted

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.

TriggerPolling

Get Article Data

Tool to extract information from articles, including authors, publication dates, and images. use when you need structured metadata from a web article url.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Get Discussion Thread

Tool to extract threads of content from forums, comment sections, and review pages. use when you need structured discussion data from web pages after identifying the discussion url.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Diffbot Get Event

Tool to extract event details from web pages. use when you need structured event data such as venue, date, and description.

ActionInstant

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

TriggerPolling

Diffbot Get Image

Tool to extract detailed information about images, including dimensions and recognition data. use after confirming the image url is publicly accessible.

ActionInstant

Document Updated

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.

TriggerPolling

Diffbot Get Product

Tool to extract product information such as specifications, prices, availability, and reviews. use when you need structured product data including specs, pricing, and reviews.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Docs and Diffbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

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