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Schedule Long Running File Conversions

Set a recurring run for a conversion that takes time, using the file source and conversion details your process provides.

Trigger

Recurring schedule

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

Action

Async Convert

Tool to perform an asynchronous file conversion. use when converting large or long-running files to avoid client timeouts.

Why this helps

A long conversion can be hard to fit into a manual routine when someone has to remember when to start it.

  • Start a large or long-running conversion on a recurring schedule.
  • Avoid relying on someone to remember each run.
  • Report the resulting job details for follow-up.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Convertapi once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation and give it a clear name.
  • 3Tell Notis which file source and conversion details to use and to start an asynchronous conversion on each run.
  • 4Choose a recurring Notis schedule and select where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real file and confirm the run reports the job details.

Questions about this workflow

What file will be converted each time?

The automation needs a file source and conversion details available to it on each scheduled run. The schedule itself does not provide a file.

Why use the asynchronous action?

It is intended for large or long-running files to avoid client timeouts.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Whatsapp triggers

Convertapi actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Async Convert

Tool to perform an asynchronous file conversion. use when converting large or long-running files to avoid client timeouts.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Delete Async Job

Tool to delete a previously created asynchronous conversion job. use when the job is no longer required to free server resources.

ActionInstant

Message Status Updated

Triggers when a WhatsApp message status changes. IMPORTANT LIMITATION: WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Status updates are ONLY delivered via webhooks in real-time. This trigger cannot directly poll the WhatsApp API for status updates. This trigger will return empty results as WhatsApp does not support this operation. To track message status updates, you must: 1. Set up a webhook endpoint to receive status notifications from WhatsApp 2. Store the webhook data in your own database 3. Use a different mechanism to query your stored webhook data For more information, see: - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/webhooks

TriggerPolling

Delete Uploaded File

Tool to delete a previously uploaded file. use when the file is no longer needed and should be removed from temporary storage.

ActionInstant

New Message Received

Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.

TriggerInstant

Get Supported Input Formats For Output

Tool to list all input formats that can convert to a specified output format. use after deciding the target output format.

ActionInstant

Interactive Reply Received

Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.

TriggerInstant

Convert PDF to DOCX

Tool to convert pdf files to docx format. use when you need editable word documents from pdfs. provide pdf content or url and receive docx file metadata and download links.

ActionInstant

Message Template Status Update

Triggered when the review status of a WhatsApp message template changes — for example approved, rejected, or flagged — on your WhatsApp Business Account.

TriggerInstant

Convert PDF to JPG and Store

Tool to convert a pdf to jpg and store the result on the server. use when individual jpg pages are needed for further workflow steps.

ActionInstant

Upload File From URL

Tool to upload a file directly from a remote url. use when you need to import files hosted on a remote server without downloading locally.

ActionInstant

Upload File (Multipart)

Tool to upload a file via multipart/form-data. use when you need to store a file on convertapi's servers (up to 3 hours) and obtain a fileid for subsequent conversions.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Whatsapp and Convertapi, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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