Create Daily WhatsApp Digests in Google Drive

Every morning, a summary of yesterday's WhatsApp conversations lands in your Drive. Review at your own pace without losing important details.

Trigger

Recurring schedule

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

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Action

Create a File from Text

Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.

Why this helps

Neurodivergent founders struggle with async work patterns; scrolling through WhatsApp daily creates overwhelm. A structured, timestamped digest reduces cognitive load and improves information retention.

  • Review conversations on your own schedule
  • Nothing gets lost between busy periods
  • Timestamped record for accountability
  • Reduces daily app-switching stress

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect WhatsApp Business Account and Google Drive to Notis.
  • 2Create an automation: 'Every morning at 8am, create a file in Google Drive with all my WhatsApp conversations from the previous day.'
  • 3Choose the time and timezone for your daily digest.
  • 4Notis will compile conversations and create a new file each day; verify the first digest appears as expected.

Questions about this workflow

Can I customize which conversations are included?

Yes, ask Notis to include only conversations from certain contacts or exclude specific groups.

How far back does the digest go?

By default, it covers the past 24 hours, but you can ask for a weekly or monthly digest instead.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

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Whatsapp triggers

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Google Drive actions

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

Add file sharing preference

Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.

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

Copy file

Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.

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

Create Comment

Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.

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

Create Shared Drive

Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.

ActionInstant

Create File or Folder

Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).

ActionInstant

Create a File from Text

Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.

ActionInstant

Create a folder

Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.

ActionInstant

Create Reply

Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.

ActionInstant

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