Turn new API docs into an uptime check
When a new API document is added to Drive, ask Notis to create a synthetic test from the endpoint details it can access.
Trigger
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Action
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.
Why this helps
New endpoints can reach users before anyone remembers to add an uptime check.
- Reduce the gap between documenting an endpoint and monitoring it.
- Keep API checks aligned with newly created documentation.
- Avoid manually re-entering endpoint details when they are available.
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 create a Datadog synthetic API test for new Drive API documents, using endpoint and test details available in the document.
- 4Pick the File Created trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real API document that includes the required test details.
Questions about this workflow
What details are needed to create a test?
The document or your instruction must provide the endpoint and any test settings Datadog requires. Missing details need to be supplied before a valid test can be created.
Does this test every newly created Drive file?
The trigger fires on new files. Tell Notis which documents should result in an API test.
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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.
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