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Retrieve Bible Metadata for New Documents

Keep translation details beside every new Scripture project.

Trigger

New Document Created

Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.

Action

Get Bible by ID

Tool to retrieve details of a specific bible version by its id. use when you need full metadata after listing versions. example prompt: 'get metadata for bibleid de4e12af7f28f599-01'.

Why this helps

Study notes can lose track of edition details, making later review harder.

  • Preserve translation context
  • Improve study organization
  • Reduce repeated lookups

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Super and Api bible once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation that reads the Bible version identifier and retrieves its detailed metadata.
  • 3Pick New Document Created as the trigger.
  • 4Choose a report channel and test with one new document.

Questions about this workflow

Where does the Bible version identifier come from?

Provide it in the document content, title, or automation instruction.

Does this return passage text?

No. It retrieves metadata for a specific Bible version.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Super triggers

Api bible actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get All Books

Tool to retrieve a list of all books in the bible. use when you need a catalog of every biblical book.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Bible by ID

Tool to retrieve details of a specific bible version by its id. use when you need full metadata after listing versions. example prompt: 'get metadata for bibleid de4e12af7f28f599-01'.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Get Section

Tool to retrieve detailed content for a single section by id. use after listing sections.

ActionInstant

Attendee Response Changed

Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.

TriggerPolling

Get Sections

Tool to retrieve a list of sections for a specific book in a bible version. use after obtaining the bible and book ids to view sectional breakdown.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Get Supported Bible Versions

Tool to retrieve supported bible versions. use when you need to list all available bible translations.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

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

TriggerPolling

Search Verses

Tool to search for verses containing a specified query within a version.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

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.

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Super and Api bible, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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