Start web research when a request lands in Sheets
Add a research request to your sheet and let Notis start the Actor run for you.
Trigger
New Rows in Google Sheet
Simple polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets for new rows. Detects when new rows are added and returns the complete row data. Perfect for triggering any workflow based on new sheet entries.
Action
Run Actor Asynchronously
Tool to run a specific actor asynchronously. use when you need to trigger an actor run without waiting for completion and retrieve its run details immediately.
Why this helps
Research requests can sit in a spreadsheet while someone remembers to start the data collection.
- Starts collection as soon as a new request is recorded.
- Keeps the request intake process in one familiar sheet.
- Returns run details for follow-up.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Sheets and Apify once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation by naming it and describing how a new research request should start an Apify Actor run.
- 3Choose the New Rows in Google Sheet trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 4Test with one real request row and confirm the run details appear in the report.
Questions about this workflow
Does this wait for the Actor to finish?
No. It starts the Actor asynchronously and returns run details without waiting for completion.
What starts the automation?
A new row detected by the selected Google Sheets trigger.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Sheets triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
Aggregate Metric Changed
Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
Cell Range Values Changed
Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
Conditional Format Rule Changed
Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
Data Validation Rule Changed
Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
Developer Metadata Changed
Triggers when developer metadata entries change (new/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Filtered Range Values Changed
Polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets filtered ranges for value changes. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect when values matching a data filter change. Emits the matched values when changes are detected.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Sheets and Apify, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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