Keep an Apify dataset current on schedule
Let recurring research accumulate where your team can reuse it.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Store Data in Dataset
Tool to store data items in a dataset. use after collecting data when you want to batch-append or update items in an existing dataset.
Why this helps
Datasets become stale when updates depend on someone remembering each cycle.
- Keeps a shared dataset fresh
- Reduces repetitive maintenance
- Builds a durable research history
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Zendesk and Apify once if support context is needed.
- 2Create an automation for scheduled dataset updates.
- 3Describe what to collect and append to the destination dataset.
- 4Pick a Notis cron trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Run one scheduled test and verify the new items.
Questions about this workflow
Does this replace existing items?
It stores data in the destination dataset according to your instruction; specify append behavior clearly.
Can Zendesk context be included?
Only if your instruction provides a source or context that the automation can access.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Zendesk to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Zendesk triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
New User Created
Triggered when a new user is created in Zendesk.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
New Zendesk Ticket
Triggers when a new ticket is created in a specified Zendesk view.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Zendesk and Apify, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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