Connect incoming Drive files to Basecamp follow-up
When a specific kind of file arrives, put the next action directly on the relevant project card.
Trigger
New File Matching Query
Triggers when a new Google Drive file matches a provided query. This is the legacy query-centric trigger: it preserves Drive API query config such as ``corpora`` / ``driveId`` aliases and emits the historical ``file_matching_query`` event type. ``FileCreatedTrigger`` covers the broader "new file" case and emits ``file_created``.
Action
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.
Why this helps
New files that need review or processing can sit in Drive without an obvious owner or next step.
- Put the next action beside the related project work.
- Make new file follow-up visible in the card checklist.
- Reduce forgotten review and processing tasks.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Basecamp once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to add a clearly worded follow-up step to the relevant Basecamp card when a matching Drive file arrives.
- 4Pick the Google Drive New File Matching Query trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real matching file and confirm the card step is useful.
Questions about this workflow
How are matching files selected?
This legacy trigger uses the Google Drive query configuration already associated with the trigger. The user selects the trigger; they do not build filters in the Notis workflow setup steps.
What if the card cannot be identified?
Include enough guidance in the instruction to identify the card, or ask Notis to report the missing context for review.
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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.
Complete To-Do
Tool to mark a to-do as completed in Basecamp. Use when you need to complete a to-do item.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
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.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
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.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
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.
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.
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.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
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'.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Drive and Basecamp, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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