Get the Dovetail note behind a new slide
Make the source behind a slide one instruction away.
Trigger
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Action
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
Why this helps
People remember a note title but lack the metadata needed to verify or revisit it.
- Speeds source verification
- Keeps note metadata visible
- Makes follow-up research easier
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Slides and Dovetail once.
- 2Create an automation for source-note retrieval.
- 3Tell Notis how to identify a note id from the slide context and retrieve its full details.
- 4Choose New Slide Added as the trigger and set a report channel.
- 5Test with a slide that includes a known Dovetail note reference.
Questions about this workflow
What if the slide has no note id?
The report should ask for the missing identifier or explain that it cannot retrieve a specific note.
Does it edit the note?
No. It retrieves metadata for review only.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Slides to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Slides triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in dovetail. use when you need to register a contact before logging interactions.
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
Create Topic
Tool to create a new topic in a channel. use after confirming channel id, title, and optional description.
Delete Channel
Tool to delete an existing channel. use when you need to remove a channel and move it to the project's trash (restorable for 30 days). confirm the channel id before calling.
Delete Topic
Tool to delete an existing topic. use when you have confirmed the topic id and want to move it to trash (restorable for 30 days). example: "delete topic with id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000."
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Slides and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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