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Catch competitor news while you build the deck

Your deck becomes a simple trigger for a fast competitor news check.

Trigger

New Slide Added

Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.

Action

List Latest News

Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.

Why this helps

Competitive updates are easy to miss while you are focused on polishing a presentation.

  • Spot relevant competitor announcements sooner
  • Keep strategy decks current
  • Avoid switching from slides to multiple news sites

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Slides and Currents api once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation named competitor news check.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to identify competitor names in the new slide and return relevant latest headlines.
  • 4Pick New Slide Added, then choose your report channel.
  • 5Run one test with a competitor slide.

Questions about this workflow

Can I provide a competitor list?

Yes. Include the list in the automation instruction so Notis can focus the search.

Will unrelated headlines be included?

The instruction can require strict relevance and a short explanation for each match.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Slides triggers

Currents api actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

List Latest News

Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Activities Watch

Tool to start a notification channel to watch activities for a specified user and application. Use when needing to receive push notifications for user activity; call after OAuth credentials and webhook endpoint are set up.

ActionInstant

New Slide Added

Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.

TriggerPolling

Get Entity Usage Reports

Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.

ActionInstant

List Users

Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain. Note: - When the provided base_url points to Currents News API (api.currentsapi.services), this action will gracefully fall back to listing latest news articles to ensure a valid response, since the Currents News API does not expose a users endpoint. - When the base_url points to Google Admin Directory API, it will list users from the domain/customer specified.

ActionInstant

Get User Usage Report

Tool to retrieve the usage report for a specified user on a given date. Use after confirming the userKey and date. Use when detailed usage metrics are needed for auditing or monitoring.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Slides and Currents api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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