Keep file context with the file
When a task identifies a Drive file and a specific description update, place that context in its metadata.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
Update File (Metadata)
Updates file metadata. uses patch semantics (partial update) as per google drive api v3. use this tool to modify attributes of an existing file like its name, description, or parent folders. note: this action currently supports metadata updates only. file content updates require multipart/related upload and are not yet implemented.
Why this helps
A useful file can be hard to understand later when its purpose is known only from a task or conversation.
- Keep supplied context beside the file.
- Make file purpose easier to understand later.
- Reduce repeated explanation across tasks.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, with a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to update the description of a specifically identified Drive file using only the description text supplied in a new task.
- 4Choose Todoist New Task Created and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with a task that names one file and the exact context to add.
Questions about this workflow
Can it summarize content inside the file?
This workflow updates metadata from the task details. Include the desired description in the task.
What if the file is ambiguous?
Set the instruction to skip the update unless the specific existing file is clear.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
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New Task Created
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Todoist and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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