Get visitor directions when access activity comes in
A visitor arrival can interrupt whatever you are doing. Let Notis fetch directions from your business address when your backend reports their arrival.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get directions
Fetches detailed directions between an origin and a destination, supporting intermediate waypoints and various travel modes.
Why this helps
Switching away from focused work to look up a visitor's route or explain where to go.
- Retrieve a route as soon as an external system reports a visitor arrival.
- Keep arrival coordination in the same place you receive Notis run reports.
- Reduce manual map searches during busy work periods.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Seam and Google Maps to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations -> New Automation, or ask Notis conversationally to build it.
- 3Use one plain-language instruction: when my access backend reports a visitor arrival, get directions from my business address to the visitor location and report the route.
- 4Choose an incoming webhook trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real visitor arrival request.
Questions about this workflow
Does Seam provide the trigger for this workflow?
No. Seam has no trigger events in this setup. Your external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request to the Notis webhook.
What should the request include?
Include the visitor's destination in a form Google Maps can resolve and enough context for Notis to identify the arrival request.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Seam to Google Maps. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Seam triggers
Google Maps actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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