Check DeskTime availability every morning
Know whether tracking is reachable before the day gets busy.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Ping DeskTime API
Tool to check the api's availability and confirm the service is operational. use when you need to verify that the desktime api is reachable and responsive.
Why this helps
A silent tracking outage can invalidate a whole day of time data.
- Detect availability problems earlier
- Start the day with confidence
- Create a consistent operational check
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect DeskTime in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation and describe the morning availability check.
- 3Tell Notis to ping DeskTime and report whether the API responds.
- 4Choose a Notis cron trigger and report channel.
- 5Run one test schedule and confirm the result.
Questions about this workflow
Does a successful ping prove tracking is configured correctly?
No. It confirms API availability; other configuration issues may still need investigation.
Can the report go to a team channel?
Yes. Choose the report destination during automation setup.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to Desktime. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Timelinesai triggers
Desktime actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Ping DeskTime API
Tool to check the api's availability and confirm the service is operational. use when you need to verify that the desktime api is reachable and responsive.
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