Know Immediately When Files Are Deleted
Accidentally trashed files often go unnoticed until it is too late. Notis alerts Slack to every deletion, so you can recover files quickly or investigate unexpected removals.
Trigger
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Neurodivergent founders miss important files being deleted or trashed, leading to lost work, accidental collaboration breakdowns, and difficulty recovering deleted content.
- Spot accidental deletions immediately
- Recover deleted files before they are gone for good
- Improve team awareness of file removal
- Reduce anxiety about lost work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Slack to Notis (one-time setup).
- 2Create an automation by asking Notis 'Alert me in Slack when files are deleted in Google Drive' or use the portal.
- 3Select your notification channel and name the automation.
- 4Test by moving a file to trash in Google Drive and confirm the alert in Slack.
- 5Optionally add details to the alert by describing them in your prompt (e.g., 'Include the person who deleted it').
Questions about this workflow
Will I get notified for files in trash or permanent deletions?
Both. This automation alerts you when files are moved to trash and when they are permanently deleted.
Can I exclude certain files or folders from alerts?
Yes. Describe any folders to ignore in your automation prompt, like 'Do not alert for files in my Templates folder.'
How long do I have to recover a trashed file?
Google Drive keeps files in trash for 30 days before permanently deleting them. Notis alerts give you time to recover within that window.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Slack actions
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
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.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
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``.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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