Start research when a brief is complete
Move from approved brief to live research without a handoff message.
Trigger
Document Placeholder Filled
Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.
Action
Start Collection
Tool to start processing a collection's queued requests. Use after creating or pausing a collection to initiate its queued requests.
Why this helps
Completed briefs wait in documents while someone manually starts the corresponding collection.
- Creates a clear completion handoff
- Starts approved work promptly
- Reduces manual launch steps
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Super and Countdown api once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation telling Notis to start the queued Countdown collection linked to the completed brief.
- 3Pick Document Placeholder Filled as the trigger.
- 4Choose where reports go and test with one completed document.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which collection to start?
Include a collection reference in the document and tell Notis how to identify it.
Can the document remain unchanged after launch?
Yes. The trigger only detects that the configured placeholder is no longer present.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Super to Countdown api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Super triggers
Countdown api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Clear Collection Requests
Tool to clear all requests from a specified collection. Use when you need to remove all queued requests for an idle collection.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a new collection
Tool to create a new collection. Use when you need to batch and orchestrate multiple requests on a schedule.
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.
Get Collection
Tool to retrieve details for a single collection by ID. Use when you need collection metadata and counts for a given collection ID.
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
List Collections
Tool to list all collections for the authenticated account. Use when you need to retrieve paginated collections with filtering, sorting, and timing constraints.
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.
Start Collection
Tool to start processing a collection's queued requests. Use after creating or pausing a collection to initiate its queued requests.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Update an existing collection
Tool to update an existing collection. Use when you need to modify collection settings before scheduling runs.
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.
eBay Autocomplete
Tool to fetch eBay autocomplete suggestions. Use when needing search-term-based suggestions from Countdown API.
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.
Create Destination
Tool to create a destination. Use when you need to set up a new destination for results or notifications.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Super and Countdown api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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