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Keep Botstar live chat details current with new Drive files

A new file can signal a changed project or request. Let Notis use its available context to refresh details during an active Botstar conversation.

Trigger

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

Action

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.

Why this helps

Support context can become stale when new project files appear while a live chat is underway.

  • Keep active conversations aligned with relevant new file context.
  • Reduce manual profile updates during support work.
  • Use Notis to interpret available file details before updating the session.

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 review new file context and update relevant user details in the active Botstar live chat.
  • 4Pick the File Created trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real file creation and an active live chat session.

Questions about this workflow

Does this open a new Botstar conversation?

No. The Livechat update action modifies user details on the current live chat session, so use it when a session is active.

Can it add information that is not in Drive?

Notis can only use information supplied in the file or available context. Provide any required baseline or extra details in your instruction.

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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.

TriggerScheduled

BotStar LiveChat onClose Callback

Tool to register a callback when the chat window is closed. use after the widget is initialized. example prompt: "register an onclose handler that logs 'goodbye!' to the console."

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get BotStar Application IDs

Tool to retrieve the botstar application id (`appid`). use when initializing or reinitializing the live chat widget.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

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

TriggerPolling

Livechat boot

Tool to reinitialize the live chat widget with provided data. use after initial load to reset or update widget configuration.

ActionInstant

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Close BotStar Livechat Widget

Tool to hide the live chat window. use when the chat widget is configured in livechat or popup mode.

ActionInstant

File Deleted or Trashed

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

TriggerPolling

Livechat on open

Tool to register a callback when the chat window is opened. use after widget initialization.

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

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').

ActionInstant

File Updated

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

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Google Drive Changes

Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Drive and Botstar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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