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Fetch BART live trip status on demand

Make current trip data available wherever an operational request starts.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

Action

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.

Why this helps

Operational tools often need live transit data without a manual lookup step.

  • Support event driven monitoring
  • Reduce manual status requests
  • Reuse live transit data

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Bart in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named Webhook BART live trip status.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve current GTFS-RT trip updates and format the response for the requesting workflow.
  • 4Choose a Notis webhook trigger and report channel.
  • 5Send one test request and inspect the result.

Questions about this workflow

What data format does the action return?

The action retrieves live trip updates in GTFS-Realtime format.

Can Notis summarize the feed?

Yes, include the desired summary in the automation instruction.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Timelinesai triggers

Bart actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get BART API Version

Stub action for bart api version retrieval.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get BART Available Schedules

Tool to retrieve a list of currently released bart schedules. use when you need schedule versioning info.

ActionInstant

New WhatsApp Message Received

Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Get BART Stations

Stub action for bart stations retrieval.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Download GTFS Static Schedule Feed

Tool to download the static gtfs feed (google transit.zip). use when needing the latest gtfs schedule data.

ActionInstant

Get BART Schedule Arrive

Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Timelinesai and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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