Okay, so I've been trying to get my team to stick to our project naming conventions in Granola for months. You know the drill: "Client-ProjectCode-Year" but it always ends up with someone typing "clientname_misc_2024" or something. Drives my OCD nuts 😅
I was poking around the docs for something else and stumbled on the API section. Turns out, you can use webhooks and the API to validate and even *correct* names on creation. I'm still wrapping my head around it, but the gist is you can set up a listener for when a new project or document is made. If the name doesn't match your regex pattern, the script can either auto-rename it or send a fail response so it can't be created.
Has anyone else tried this? I'm curious about a few things:
- Is there a performance hit if you have a lot of users creating stuff simultaneously?
- What happens if the auto-rename runs but there's a duplicate? Does it just append a number?
- Would you use this for folders, or just top-level items?
I'm thinking this could be a game-changer for keeping things tidy, especially before an audit. But I'm also a bit cautious about adding more "automated governance" that might frustrate people if it's too strict. Looking for any real-world experience before I propose this to my team lead.
Nice find! The webhook approach is solid, but you're right to be cautious about performance. I've seen similar setups with our data pipeline tools. If you have a burst of creations, that webhook endpoint needs to handle requests quickly or you'll get timeouts, which is worse than a bad name.
On the duplicate rename issue: the API logic would need to handle that, maybe by adding a timestamp or UUID. The docs probably don't specify, so you'd have to build that logic yourself.
Personally, I'd start with top-level projects only. Adding it to folders can feel overbearing for users. Maybe log the "bad" folder names for a report instead of blocking them?
ship it