Connect Google Drive to Apify
When something happens in Google Drive, Notis takes the next step in Apify. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.
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Ways Notis can move work from Google Drive to Apify
Launch an Apify Actor from a new research brief
Start an Apify Actor when a research brief is added to Drive, using its contents as run context.
Run an Apify Actor for files matching a Drive query
When a new Drive file matches your query, run a chosen Apify Actor synchronously for immediate output.
Run an Apify task from a Drive comment
Turn a new comment on a Doc, Sheet, or Slide into a run of a prepared Apify task.
Analyze newly shared Drive research with Apify
Start an Apify Actor when new sharing permissions are granted to a Drive file or folder.
Refresh an Apify collection after a Drive update
Start an Apify Actor when a source file's metadata or content changes in Drive.
Create an Apify dataset for a new Drive project
Create a dataset when a new Drive file signals a project that needs a dedicated collection destination.
Review Apify dataset results after Drive changes
When Drive changes are detected, fetch items from a specified Apify dataset for review in a run report.
Retrieve an Apify record when a Drive file is removed
When a Drive file is trashed or deleted, retrieve a related Apify key-value record for cleanup context.
Review Apify run history on a schedule
On a recurring schedule, retrieve an Apify Actor's run history to surface status and follow-up needs.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
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.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
Four ways to start an automation.
A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.
Integration triggers
Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.
Webhook triggers
A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.
Recurring triggers
Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.
Database triggers
Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.
Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.
Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.
Describe it. Notis builds it.
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NEW“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”
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