Review newsletter material when a Drive source disappears
A source document disappearing can prompt a quick review of the newsletter material that may depend on it.
Trigger
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Action
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Why this helps
A deleted source can leave a newsletter link or supporting claim without an obvious owner to check it.
- Prompt a human review when a source file is removed.
- Make potential source maintenance visible in Curated.
- Reduce the chance of relying on material with a missing source.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Curated once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation that drafts a source review when a relevant file is deleted or trashed.
- 3Pick the Google Drive File Deleted or Trashed trigger.
- 4Choose where run reports go, then test with one real deletion event.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis identify every Curated issue that uses the deleted file?
Only if the run includes enough link or issue history to make that connection. Otherwise, the draft should flag the removed source for a manual review.
Does this restore the file?
No. The action creates a Curated draft issue; restoring a Drive file is not among the listed actions.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Curated. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Curated actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collected Link
Tool to create a collected link for a publication. use when you want to add a new link (with url, title, etc.) to a publication's collection.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
List Email Subscribers
Tool to list all email subscribers for a publication. use after confirming the publication id.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
List Publications
Tool to list all publications accessible by the api key. use when you need to retrieve your publication ids for further api calls. example prompt: "list my publications".
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
List Categories
Tool to list all categories for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its categories.
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.
List Issues
Tool to list all issues for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its issues (supports pagination).
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 Curated, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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