Reduce alert noise during documented maintenance
When a maintenance document is shared with the right details, ask Notis to mute the relevant monitor for the stated window.
Trigger
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.
Action
Mute Monitor
Mute a monitor in datadog. temporarily silences alerts from a monitor, which is useful during maintenance windows, deployments, or when investigating known issues to prevent alert fatigue.
Why this helps
Planned maintenance can trigger noisy alerts when the right monitor is not muted on time.
- Reduce avoidable alerts during planned maintenance.
- Tie suppression to a documented operational change.
- Cut context switching between maintenance notes and Datadog.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Datadog once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis to mute a specified Datadog monitor only when the shared maintenance document provides the monitor and time window.
- 4Pick the File Shared trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with a real sharing change and a clearly specified monitor and window.
Questions about this workflow
Does a Drive sharing event include a maintenance schedule?
No. Your instruction or the referenced document must provide the monitor and maintenance window.
Will the monitor be unmuted automatically?
This workflow uses the Mute Monitor action. Define a suitable duration if supported by the action, or arrange a separate unmute workflow.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create downtime
Creates a new downtime in datadog to suppress alerts during maintenance windows or planned outages. useful for preventing false alarms during deployments or maintenance.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Create SLO
Create a service level objective (slo) in datadog. slos help you define and track reliability targets for your services, enabling data-driven decisions about service quality and reliability investments.
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.
Create Synthetic API Test
Create a synthetic api test in datadog. creates a new synthetic api test that continuously monitors api endpoints from multiple locations worldwide. useful for proactive monitoring of api uptime, performance, and functionality.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Create Webhook
Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Delete Dashboard
Delete a dashboard in datadog. permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. this action cannot be undone. use with caution.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Drive and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Save your first hour today.
7-day trial of any paid plan, with 20$ of usage included.
No card. Works with personal or business Datadog.