Turn a readings request in a comment into a device check
A teammate asks for the latest readings in a comment. Notis can retrieve your Ambient Weather device data and make it available in the run report.
Trigger
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Action
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Why this helps
Reading requests in comments can be forgotten while you switch between the document and the weather app.
- Catch a readings request where it was made
- Retrieve device data without a manual app switch
- Keep the request connected to the original collaboration
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Ambient Weather once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Describe in one instruction how to retrieve Ambient Weather readings when a new comment requests them.
- 4Pick the Google Drive Comment Added trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real comment requesting current readings.
Questions about this workflow
Will this answer the comment automatically?
No. The action retrieves device data. It does not add a comment to the Drive file.
Can the comment request historical readings?
The available action returns the latest data, not historical readings.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Ambient weather. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Ambient weather actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
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.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Drive and Ambient weather, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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