Send a continuity letter after a key document is deleted
Turn a document deletion signal into a clear human follow-up before work stalls.
Trigger
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Action
Send Letter
Tool to send a letter via u.s. mail with specified recipient, sender, and pdf. use after confirming recipient and document details. example: send letter(to name='john doe', to address='123 main st, ...', file url='https://...')
Why this helps
A deleted document can silently break a process or leave stakeholders without context.
- Catch disruptive deletions
- Clarify next steps quickly
- Create a recovery habit
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Docupost once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named Deleted document continuity letter.
- 3Tell Notis to identify the deleted document context you provide, determine the needed recovery message, and send a letter only after confirming recipient and PDF details.
- 4Pick Document Deleted as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one monitored document deletion scenario.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis restore the deleted document?
This workflow prepares a letter; restoration is outside the listed Google Docs trigger and Docupost action.
How does it know the recipient?
Provide the stakeholder details in the automation instruction or related context.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Docupost. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Docupost actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Send Letter
Tool to send a letter via u.s. mail with specified recipient, sender, and pdf. use after confirming recipient and document details. example: send letter(to name='john doe', to address='123 main st, ...', file url='https://...')
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Send Postcard
Tool to send a postcard via u.s. mail with specified recipient, sender, and front/back images. use after confirming recipient addresses and design urls. example: send postcard(to name='john doe', ..., front image='https://...', back image='https://...')
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.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
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.
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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