Look up a Chatfai character mentioned in a Drive comment
Turn a comment that names a public character ID into a useful lookup, without leaving the document to search for character details.
Trigger
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Action
Get Public Character By ID
Tool to retrieve a public character by its id. use when you need to fetch details of a single public character by providing its unique id.
Why this helps
Character requests buried in document comments can get missed while you move between collaboration and research tools.
- Catch character lookup requests when a comment is added.
- Keep the comment and character details together in the run report.
- Avoid interrupting document review to search manually.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Chatfai once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis to read each new comment for a Chatfai public character ID, retrieve that character's public details, and include the document and comment context in the run report.
- 4Pick the Google Drive Comment Added trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real comment containing a public Chatfai character ID.
Questions about this workflow
Which comments can trigger this workflow?
It triggers when a new comment is added to a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide. Put the public Chatfai character ID in the comment so Notis can look up the right character.
Can it reply to the comment or message the character?
No. The available action retrieves public character details. It does not reply to Drive comments or start a Chatfai conversation.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Chatfai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Chatfai actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Public Character By ID
Tool to retrieve a public character by its id. use when you need to fetch details of a single public character by providing its unique id.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
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.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Drive and Chatfai, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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