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Create a Crowdin branch when a release file changes

Update your release or feature brief in Drive and ask Notis to create the matching branch in Crowdin.

Trigger

File Updated

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

Action

Add Branch

Tool to create a new branch in a crowdin project. use when you need to isolate translations for a new feature or release.

Why this helps

Release localization can start late when someone has to notice a brief changed and create the Crowdin branch by hand.

  • Start branch setup from the document your team already updates.
  • Reduce missed handoffs between product and localization.
  • See the result in your selected report channel.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Drive and Crowdin once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis to create one from any channel.
  • 3In one instruction, tell Notis which updated release files should prompt a branch and what branch naming convention to use.
  • 4Pick the Google Drive File Updated trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real release file update.

Questions about this workflow

Where does the branch name come from?

Tell Notis the naming convention to use in your instruction, or include the intended branch name in the updated Drive file.

Can this upload files into the branch too?

This workflow creates a Crowdin branch. File upload and addition require separate Crowdin actions.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Drive triggers

Crowdin actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Add Branch

Tool to create a new branch in a crowdin project. use when you need to isolate translations for a new feature or release.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Add File

Tool to add a new file to a crowdin project. use after uploading the file to storage to place it under the specified project, branch, or directory.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

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

TriggerPolling

Add Label

Tool to create a new label in a crowdin project. use when you need to tag resources with a custom identifier, such as 'sprint-5'.

ActionInstant

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Create Crowdin Project

Tool to create a new project in crowdin. use before uploading source files to initialize translation workflows.

ActionInstant

File Deleted or Trashed

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

TriggerPolling

Add Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook in a crowdin project. use after confirming the project id and desired event triggers.

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

Assign Label to Strings

Tool to assign the specified label to provided string ids in a project. use after creating the label or verifying string ids to categorize content.

ActionInstant

File Updated

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

TriggerPolling

Delete Branch

Tool to delete a specific branch from a crowdin project. use when you need to remove an obsolete branch after it's fully merged.

ActionInstant

Google Drive Changes

Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Delete Label

Tool to delete the label identified by the specified label id in a project. use when you need to remove outdated or incorrect labels. ensure no resources reference the label before deletion.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

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