Connect Google Drive to Basecamp

When something happens in Google Drive, Notis takes the next step in Basecamp. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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Examples

Ways Notis can move work from Google Drive to Basecamp

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Turn Drive document comments into a Basecamp decision brief

Summarize a new Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides comment and publish the context and requested decision as a Basecamp Vault document.

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Add new Drive files to the right Basecamp Vault

When a new Google Drive file appears, use its context to create a corresponding upload entry in a Basecamp Vault for project access.

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Alert Basecamp when a Drive file is trashed

Post a concise Basecamp Campfire alert when a Drive file is trashed or deleted, helping the team catch unexpected removals.

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Record Drive sharing changes in a Basecamp Vault

Document new Drive sharing permissions in a Basecamp Vault document so project owners can review access changes in their workspace.

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Prompt a Basecamp review after a Drive file update

Post a Campfire message when a project file changes, with the file context and a request to review the updated material.

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Summarize Drive changes in a Basecamp project record

Turn detected Google Drive changes into a concise Basecamp Vault record for teams that need a periodic or event-driven change summary.

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Add a checklist step when a matching Drive file arrives

When a new Drive file matches a query, add a step to the specified Basecamp card so the right project follow-up is not missed.

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Send a Drive review request to Basecamp Campfire

Start from a Notis webhook request containing Drive file context and post a focused review request to Basecamp Campfire.

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Publish a scheduled Drive activity digest in Basecamp

On a schedule, review available recent Drive activity and publish a concise digest in a Basecamp Vault document.

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Drive triggers

Basecamp actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Complete To-Do

Tool to mark a to-do as completed in Basecamp. Use when you need to complete a to-do item.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Card in Column

Tool to create a new card in a column of a Basecamp card table. Use when you need to add a card to a card table column with optional content and due date.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

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

TriggerPolling

Create Step in Card

Tool to create a step within a card in a Basecamp card table. Use when you need to add a subtask or checklist item to an existing card with optional due date and assignees.

ActionInstant

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Create Chatbot

Tool to create a new chatbot in a Basecamp Campfire chat. Use when you need to add an automated bot to a chat room for posting messages and responding to commands.

ActionInstant

File Deleted or Trashed

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

TriggerPolling

Create Chatbot Line

Tool to post a message as a chatbot to a Basecamp Campfire. Use when you need to post messages via a chatbot integration without OAuth authentication.

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 Document in Vault

Tool to create a new document in a Basecamp vault. Use when you need to publish a document in a specific project vault with title, HTML content, and optional publication status.

ActionInstant

File Updated

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

TriggerPolling

Create Project from Template

Tool to create a new project from a Basecamp template asynchronously. Use when you need to instantiate a project based on an existing template. Poll the returned URL to monitor construction progress until status becomes 'completed'.

ActionInstant

Google Drive Changes

Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Create To-Do (Deprecated)

DEPRECATED: Use BASECAMP_POST_BUCKETS_TODOLISTS_TODOS instead. Tool to create a new to-do in a Basecamp to-do list. Use when you need to add a task with optional description, assignees, and due date.

ActionInstant

Trigger Types

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.

New Notion pageStripe chargeCalendar event

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.

Any HTTP POSTCustom backendIoT event

Works with

ZapierPipedream

Most used

Recurring triggers

Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.

Daily · 8:00HourlyWeekdays only

Coming soon

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.

Row insertedValue > limitQuery match

Why AI automation

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.

Classic automationAI automation

Cost

$ · pay per run

$$ · AI models per run

Reliability

Breaks on schema change

Adapts to format changes

Setup

Click 8 dropdowns

Describe it in English

Handles fuzzy

Hard-coded fields only

Reads intent, summarises

Human in loop

Bolted on

Built in · approval inbox

Maintenance

You own every break

Self-heals · we own it

Ease of use

Describe it. Notis builds it.

Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.

You · in the Notis Builder

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.”

Notis built this automation:

TriggerRow added to "Q4 OKRs"

Condition✦Status = "Blocked"

AI step✦Summarise the blocker in plain English

ActionDM the row owner with summary

Timeout✦No reply in 24h → ping you

Observability

Watch every run.

Notis Desktop is Mission Control for your AI automations. See every run, replay, edit, or rewind. Set approval gates so Notis pauses before destructive actions.