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Notify people by SMS when a new Drive file appears

A new file can be the cue for someone to act. Let Notis send the right Dripcel SMS as soon as it lands in Drive.

Trigger

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

Action

Send SMS

Tool to send a single sms to a contact. use when you need to deliver a targeted message immediately or schedule it for later.

Why this helps

You create a file and then have to remember who needs to know about it and send them a separate message.

  • Notify a customer or teammate without switching from Drive to Dripcel.
  • Use a plain language instruction to specify the message and recipient.
  • Keep launch and handoff updates from getting buried.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Drive and Dripcel once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Describe in one instruction which new files should prompt a Dripcel SMS and what the message should say.
  • 4Pick the Google Drive File Created trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real example.

Questions about this workflow

Can I limit this to certain kinds of files?

Describe the kinds of files in your instruction. Notis evaluates the event and available file details; it does not use a separate field mapping screen.

Can the SMS be scheduled?

The Send SMS action supports immediate delivery or scheduling. State the timing you want in your instruction.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Drive triggers

Dripcel actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Delete Contact

Tool to delete a contact by their cell number. use when you need to remove a contact from dripcel after confirming the msisdn.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Dripcel Campaigns

Tool to retrieve a list of all campaigns. use after authenticating when you need to paginate or filter campaigns.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

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

TriggerPolling

Get current credit balance

Tool to get current credit balance. use after authenticating and when you need to verify account balance before credit-consuming operations.

ActionInstant

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Get Deliveries

Tool to retrieve a list of deliveries. use when you need to fetch delivered messages optionally filtered by cell or customerid.

ActionInstant

File Deleted or Trashed

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

TriggerPolling

Get email templates

Tool to list all available email templates. use when you need to retrieve available templates before sending email campaigns.

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

Get sales

Tool to retrieve a list of all sales. use when you need comprehensive sales data for reporting or analytics.

ActionInstant

File Updated

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

TriggerPolling

Dripcel Post Compliance Send

Tool to check a list of cell numbers against campaign targeting criteria. use when ensuring suppliers comply with your campaign rules before sending messages.

ActionInstant

Google Drive Changes

Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Search replies based on filters

Tool to search replies based on filters. use when you need to find replies by id, campaign, date range, or content.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

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