Check Backendless context when files arrive
When a new file lands, look up the related records your team uses to understand where it belongs.
Trigger
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Action
General Object Retrieval
Tool to retrieve objects from a specified backendless table with filtering, sorting, and pagination. use after confirming the table name and query options. example: "get users where age > 30 sorted by created desc".
Why this helps
A new document may lack the context you need to know which ongoing work it supports.
- Surface related Backendless records alongside file arrival.
- Reduce tab switching to find context.
- Help route new documents to the right follow-up.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Backendless once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named New file reference lookup.
- 3Tell Notis which Backendless table and lookup criteria to use, then include returned context in the run report.
- 4Pick the Google Drive File Created trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one file and a matching Backendless record.
Questions about this workflow
Does this change Backendless records?
No. General Object Retrieval reads records and the workflow reports relevant results.
What if there is no matching record?
Ask Notis to report that no related record was found so the file can be reviewed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Backendless. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Backendless actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Copy File
Tool to copy a file or directory within backendless file storage. use when duplicating files to a new location after verifying source and destination paths.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Directory
Tool to create a new directory at the specified path. use when you need to organize files under a new folder structure.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Create Backendless Hive
Tool to create a new hive. use when you need to provision a new hive resource before performing hive operations. example: create a hive named 'grocerystore'.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Create Backendless Timer
Tool to create a new timer with schedule and code. use when scheduling recurring or one-off tasks to run server-side logic after confirming parameters.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Delete Directory
Tool to delete a directory at the specified path in backendless file storage. use when you need to remove folders after confirming the path.
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 File
Tool to delete a file at the specified path in backendless file storage. use after confirming the file's relative path and filename.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Delete Backendless Timer
Tool to delete a backendless timer by name. use when you need to remove a scheduled timer after confirming its name.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Directory Listing
Tool to retrieve a listing of files and directories at a given path. use when browsing or filtering file storage directories.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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