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Capture prospect context when a Drive file is shared

Keep the reason a prospect received a document visible alongside their contact history.

Trigger

File Shared (Permissions Added)

Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.

Action

Add contact note

Add a note to a contact in activecampaign. the note will be associated with a contact as a subscriber type. the tool will first find the contact id using the provided email address and then create the note.

Why this helps

Sending a prospect a file can be easy to forget when it is time to follow up.

  • Keep file sharing context attached to a contact.
  • Make follow-up easier to understand at a glance.
  • Reduce the need to retrace what was sent and why.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Drive and ActiveCampaign once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation by telling Notis how to identify a prospect and what sharing context to record as a note.
  • 3Pick the Google Drive File Shared trigger.
  • 4Choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real shared prospect file.

Questions about this workflow

Does sharing a file guarantee Notis can identify the prospect?

No. Give Notis an identification rule, such as a matching contact email, and ask it to report cases where the recipient cannot be matched confidently.

What should the note contain?

Instruct Notis to include the file's relevant context and why it was shared, using information available from the event and file.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Drive triggers

Active campaign actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Add contact note

Add a note to a contact in activecampaign. the note will be associated with a contact as a subscriber type. the tool will first find the contact id using the provided email address and then create the note.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Add Contact to Automation

This tool adds an existing contact to a specific automation in activecampaign. it first looks up the contact by email address to get their id, then adds them to the specified automation using the /api/3/contactautomations endpoint.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

TriggerPolling

Add Secondary Contact to Deal

This tool adds a secondary contact to an existing deal in activecampaign. if the deal has no primary contact set, this contact will be set as primary if no role is specified. the tool requires the user to have permission to manage deals and expects parameters like contact id (required), deal id (required), and role id (optional).

ActionInstant

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Create Account

This tool creates a new account in activecampaign. it represents a business or organization and allows programmatic account creation. the tool requires the account name and optionally accepts parameters such as account url, owner, and custom fields.

ActionInstant

File Deleted or Trashed

Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.

TriggerPolling

Create contact

Creates a new contact in activecampaign with the specified details. this action allows you to create a new contact with basic information like email, name, phone, organization details, and tags. the email address is the only required field, while all other fields are optional.

ActionInstant

File Shared (Permissions Added)

Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.

TriggerPolling

Create contact task

Create a task associated with a contact in activecampaign. this action allows you to create a new task that will be associated with a specific contact in your activecampaign account. the task can include details such as due date, title, description, and can be assigned to a specific user.

ActionInstant

File Updated

Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Create Deal Pipeline

Creates a new deal pipeline in activecampaign. a deal pipeline is a visual representation of your sales process that helps organize and track deals through different stages. when you create a new pipeline, it automatically comes with three default stages: 'to contact,' 'in contact,' and 'follow up.'

ActionInstant

Google Drive Changes

Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Create Deal Task Type

This tool creates a new deal task type in activecampaign. deal task types are used to categorize and organize tasks associated with deals, and they are an important feature for maintaining a structured task management system within the deals pipeline. this action complements the existing active campaign create deal task action by enabling the creation of custom task types that can be used when creating deal tasks.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Drive and Active campaign, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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