Connect Google Drive to Desktime
When something happens in Google Drive, Notis takes the next step in Desktime. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.
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Ways Notis can move work from Google Drive to Desktime
Turn a new Drive brief into a DeskTime project
Create a DeskTime project when a new project brief appears in Drive.
Start DeskTime when a work file is created
Start tracking a project task when a new work file signals that focused work is beginning.
Start tracking after a work comment
Use a new Drive comment that calls for action to start tracking its related DeskTime work.
Stop a DeskTime task when a comment closes the work
Stop tracking when a new document comment clearly indicates the work is complete.
Start tracking when a project brief is updated
Use an updated project brief to begin tracking a newly active DeskTime task.
Stop tracking when a deliverable is finalized
Stop a DeskTime task when an updated Drive file indicates the deliverable is finished.
Set up a DeskTime project when a client folder is shared
Create a project when Drive permissions show a folder has been shared for new client work.
Check the DeskTime roster after a folder is shared
Retrieve the DeskTime company roster when a Drive folder is shared for new team work.
Create a DeskTime project for matching Drive files
Create a DeskTime project when a new file matches your Drive query for project work.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Desktime. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Desktime actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Project with Optional Task
Tool to create a new project with an optional initial task. use when you need to set up a new desktime project programmatically.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Account Details
Tool to retrieve detailed information about the authenticated user's company account. use after confirming the api key is valid to fetch company name, work settings, account timezone, and timestamp.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Get All Company Employees
Tool to list all employees in the company, including their roles and statuses. use after confirming valid credentials to fetch the organization’s roster.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Get Employee Data
Tool to fetch data for all employees within the company. use after verifying the api key is valid.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Get Employee Projects
Tool to retrieve information about projects assigned to employees, including project names, durations, and statuses. use when you need to fetch per-employee project tracking data for a specific date.
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.
Get Employee Projects and Apps
Tool to retrieve an employee's tracked projects and application usage. use when you need combined project/app time data for a given employee and date (defaults to current user and today). example: "get projects and apps for employee 711867 on 2025-07-28."
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Get Projects List
Tool to retrieve all active projects for the company, including related tasks. use when you need projects overview after authentication.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Ping DeskTime API
Tool to check the api's availability and confirm the service is operational. use when you need to verify that the desktime api is reachable and responsive.
Four ways to start an automation.
A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.
Integration triggers
Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.
Webhook triggers
A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.
Recurring triggers
Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.
Database triggers
Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.
Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.
Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.
Describe it. Notis builds it.
Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.
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NEW“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”
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