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Trigger
New YouTube Channel Subscription
Triggers when a new channel is subscribed.
Action
Magic Search
Tool to perform a magic search across workspace data. use when you need to retrieve relevant highlights, notes, insights, channels, themes, or tags by query.
Why this helps
A newly followed source may already appear in old notes that nobody remembers.
- Reuses existing knowledge
- Prevents repeated investigation
- Makes source onboarding faster
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect YouTube and Dovetail in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named New source archive search.
- 3Tell Notis to run Dovetail Magic Search for the channel name, handle, and URL, then summarize matching notes, highlights, and insights.
- 4Pick New YouTube Channel Subscription as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with a source that has prior coverage.
Questions about this workflow
What if the source is new to Dovetail?
The report should say that no prior records were found.
Can it search multiple terms?
Yes. Tell Notis to search the channel name, handle, and URL when available.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Youtube to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Youtube triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in dovetail. use when you need to register a contact before logging interactions.
New YouTube Activity
Triggers when a new activity is detected on a YouTube channel.
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
New Item in YouTube Playlist
Triggers when a new item is added to a YouTube playlist.
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
New Playlist in YouTube Channel
Triggers when a new playlist is added to a YouTube channel.
Create Topic
Tool to create a new topic in a channel. use after confirming channel id, title, and optional description.
New YouTube Channel Subscription
Triggers when a new channel is subscribed.
Delete Channel
Tool to delete an existing channel. use when you need to remove a channel and move it to the project's trash (restorable for 30 days). confirm the channel id before calling.
Delete Topic
Tool to delete an existing topic. use when you have confirmed the topic id and want to move it to trash (restorable for 30 days). example: "delete topic with id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000."
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Youtube and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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