Document Feedback Goes Straight to Email
Stop context-switching between Drive and Gmail. When someone comments on your document, Notis sends an immediate email notification so feedback never slips through the cracks.
Trigger
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Action
Send Email
Sends an email via gmail api using the authenticated user's google profile display name, requiring `is html=true` if the body contains html and valid `s3key`, `mimetype`, `name` for any attachment.
Why this helps
Feedback on Drive documents often gets forgotten because you have to remember to check each file. Comments pile up unread, leading to missed revisions and dropped collaboration cycles.
- Catch all feedback without checking Drive
- Keep collaboration history in your email inbox
- Reduce context-switching between tools
- Never miss a revision request
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Google Drive and Gmail accounts to Notis (one-time setup in the portal or by asking Notis).
- 2Tell Notis: 'Send me an email whenever someone comments on my Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.'
- 3Choose a channel where Notis reports automation runs (email, Slack, Telegram, etc.).
- 4Set the trigger to 'Comment Added' in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
- 5Test by having a collaborator add a comment to a shared file and verify the email arrives.
Questions about this workflow
Will I get an email for every single comment?
Yes. If you prefer a digest, tell Notis to batch comments into a daily email instead.
Does this work for all document types?
Yes. Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides all trigger this automation.
Can I filter comments by person or document?
Yes. You can refine the automation prompt to filter by collaborator, document name, or folder.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Gmail actions
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
File Shared (Permissions Added)
Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
New File Matching Query
Triggers when a new Google Drive file matches a provided query. This is the legacy query-centric trigger: it preserves Drive API query config such as ``corpora`` / ``driveId`` aliases and emits the historical ``file_matching_query`` event type. ``FileCreatedTrigger`` covers the broader "new file" case and emits ``file_created``.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
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