Add BART station context for new contacts
Turn a new contact location into practical transit context.
Trigger
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Action
Get Station Info
Tool to fetch detailed information for a specified bart station. use after you have a station's abbreviation. (e.g., get station info for 'balb')
Why this helps
Useful location details are often lost after a contact is added.
- Understand nearby BART access
- Prepare for in-person meetings
- Keep contact context searchable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Bart in the Notis portal once.
- 2Create an automation named New contact station context.
- 3Tell Notis to use the contact location to identify a likely BART station and retrieve its station information, noting uncertainty.
- 4Pick New Contact Added as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one real contact.
Questions about this workflow
What if the contact has no location?
Notis reports that station information is unavailable and asks for a location if needed.
Does it modify the Outlook contact?
No. It returns station context in the selected report channel.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Bart actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get BART API Version
Stub action for bart api version retrieval.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get BART Available Schedules
Tool to retrieve a list of currently released bart schedules. use when you need schedule versioning info.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Get Route Info
Tool to fetch detailed information about a specific bart route. use when you know the route number (1–12) or need all routes configuration. call after confirming the route id.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Get BART Stations
Stub action for bart stations retrieval.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates
Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in gtfs-realtime format. use when you need the latest live trip information as raw protobuf.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Download GTFS Static Schedule Feed
Tool to download the static gtfs feed (google transit.zip). use when needing the latest gtfs schedule data.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Get BART Schedule Arrive
Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.
Get BART Schedule Depart
Tool to get schedule information based on a specified depart time. use when planning trips from an origin to a destination with time constraints after confirming station codes.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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