Start auction discovery from a written brief
Capture the vehicle type or search idea in Notion, then have Notis check Bid.Cars for matching auction opportunities.
Trigger
Page Created
Triggers when a new Notion page is created. Customer optionally scopes with at most one of: - data_source_id: new row in this data source - parent_page_id: new sub-page under this page (immediate parent only) With neither set, fires for any new page in the workspace the integration has access to. Notion sends ~60s aggregation latency on most events.
Action
Search auctions by keyword
Search and browse salvage and insurance vehicle auctions from Copart and IAAI marketplaces, view detailed listing information including photos, pricing history, and vehicle specifications by VIN or lot number. Find similar vehicles, access sales history, and explore available makes and models to discover your next auction opportunity.
Why this helps
A brief can sit untouched when starting a separate search feels like another task to remember.
- Move from an idea to search results with less setup.
- Keep the brief and its research follow-up connected.
- Make exploratory searches easier to restart later.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Bid.Cars to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Tell Notis to search Bid.Cars using the vehicle description in each new auction brief and report relevant results.
- 3Select the Page Created trigger scoped to the briefs location and choose where run reports should go.
- 4Add one real brief with a specific make, model, or vehicle phrase and review the search.
Questions about this workflow
What kind of brief works best?
A short vehicle description or useful search phrase gives Notis a clear starting point for Bid.Cars keyword search.
Does this create an auction record in Notion?
The workflow runs a Bid.Cars search and reports the results through Notis's selected reporting channel.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Bid.Cars. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Bid.Cars actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Look up vehicle by VIN
Search and browse salvage and insurance vehicle auctions from Copart and IAAI marketplaces, view detailed listing information including photos, pricing history, and vehicle specifications by VIN or lot number. Find similar vehicles, access sales history, and explore available makes and models to discover your next auction opportunity.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get sales history
Search and browse salvage and insurance vehicle auctions from Copart and IAAI marketplaces, view detailed listing information including photos, pricing history, and vehicle specifications by VIN or lot number. Find similar vehicles, access sales history, and explore available makes and models to discover your next auction opportunity.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Search auctions by keyword
Search and browse salvage and insurance vehicle auctions from Copart and IAAI marketplaces, view detailed listing information including photos, pricing history, and vehicle specifications by VIN or lot number. Find similar vehicles, access sales history, and explore available makes and models to discover your next auction opportunity.
Comment Created
Triggers when a new comment is created in Notion. Optional `page_id` filter scopes to comments on a specific page. When omitted, fires for any new comment in the workspace the integration has access to. Requires the 'Read comments' capability on the Notion integration. If a connection was authorized before that capability was enabled, the user must re-authorize the connection for comment events to flow.
List makes
Search and browse salvage and insurance vehicle auctions from Copart and IAAI marketplaces, view detailed listing information including photos, pricing history, and vehicle specifications by VIN or lot number. Find similar vehicles, access sales history, and explore available makes and models to discover your next auction opportunity.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Get lot photos
Search and browse salvage and insurance vehicle auctions from Copart and IAAI marketplaces, view detailed listing information including photos, pricing history, and vehicle specifications by VIN or lot number. Find similar vehicles, access sales history, and explore available makes and models to discover your next auction opportunity.
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
Get similar lots
Search and browse salvage and insurance vehicle auctions from Copart and IAAI marketplaces, view detailed listing information including photos, pricing history, and vehicle specifications by VIN or lot number. Find similar vehicles, access sales history, and explore available makes and models to discover your next auction opportunity.
Data Source Created
Triggers when a new Notion data source is created. Fires workspace-wide. The payload's `data.parent` carries the data source's tree parent (typically the teamspace) for downstream filtering. A single template-based database creation can fire multiple `data_source.created` events at once — one per data source the template instantiates.
Data Source Schema Updated
Triggers when a Notion data source's schema is updated. Fires on column add / remove / rename. Payload includes `data.updated_properties: [{id, name, action}]` so consumers can discriminate the kind of change downstream. Optional `data_source_id` filter scopes to schema changes on a single data source. When omitted, fires for any schema change in the workspace the integration has access to. Note: adding a column also fires `page.properties_updated` once per existing row in the data source. Customers wanting a single structural-change signal should use this trigger.
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