Refresh Botstar live chat when Drive content changes
When a source file changes, refresh the Botstar widget so its configuration can reflect current information supplied to Notis.
Trigger
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Action
Livechat boot
Tool to reinitialize the live chat widget with provided data. use after initial load to reset or update widget configuration.
Why this helps
A changed source document can leave a configured chat experience working from outdated details.
- Tie widget reinitialization to meaningful source file changes.
- Reduce manual refresh work after updating reference material.
- Use Notis to prepare updated configuration from available context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Botstar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to reinitialize the Botstar widget after a relevant Drive update using configuration available to it.
- 4Pick the File Updated trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real file update and a Botstar widget that has already loaded.
Questions about this workflow
Does the action update an existing live chat widget?
Livechat boot reinitializes the widget with provided data. Specify the configuration or data Notis should use in the instruction.
Can Notis infer configuration that is not in the file?
No. Supply required configuration or make it available in the workflow context.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Botstar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Botstar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Livechat boot
Tool to reinitialize the live chat widget with provided data. use after initial load to reset or update widget configuration.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Close BotStar Livechat Widget
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File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Livechat on open
Tool to register a callback when the chat window is opened. use after widget initialization.
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.
Livechat open
Tool to show the live chat window. use after the widget has been bootstrapped with botstarapi('boot') to programmatically open the chat window (mode must be 'livechat' or 'popup').
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Livechat update
Tool to update user details on the current live chat session. use when you need to modify user profile attributes during an active conversation.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Get BotStar Webview Parameter
Tool to retrieve a parameter value passed from the botstar chatbot to the webview. use inside onchatbotready after your page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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