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Refresh research when the brief changes

Update the brief, then get fresh structured results without another manual handoff.

Trigger

Document Updated

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.

Action

Run Actor Sync & Get Dataset Items

Tool to run an actor synchronously and retrieve its dataset items. use when immediate access to run results is needed.

Why this helps

Research briefs change, but the collection step is easy to overlook.

  • Tie research refreshes to actual brief changes
  • Receive dataset items in the run report
  • Reduce stale research decisions

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Super and Apify once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation named Refresh research from Doc updates.
  • 3Tell Notis to run the selected Actor synchronously and return its dataset items after a relevant document update.
  • 4Pick Document Updated as the trigger and choose a report channel.
  • 5Test with one real brief edit.

Questions about this workflow

Which document should be monitored?

Specify the document in your instruction so Notis can use the matching trigger configuration.

What if the result set is large?

Ask Notis to summarize the returned items and include a link or identifier when available.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Super triggers

Apify actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Dataset

Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

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

TriggerPolling

Delete Webhook

Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.

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

Get Actor Details

Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.

ActionInstant

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

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.

ActionInstant

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