Get Notified When Scheduled PDF Conversion Finishes
A scheduled conversion that runs silently in the background is useful, but knowing it ran and what it produced adds confidence to the workflow. A short notification at the end of each run takes five minutes to add.
Email notification with MailApp
At the end of your conversion function, call MailApp.sendEmail() with a summary. Include the number of documents converted, any failures, and a link to the output Drive folder. The email lands in your inbox a few seconds after the script completes.
Slack notification via webhook
If your team uses Slack, post a message to a channel using UrlFetchApp.fetch() with your Slack webhook URL. A short message with the run summary and a link to the Drive folder keeps everyone informed without an email flood.
Error-only notifications
For high-frequency schedules like hourly triggers, constant success notifications become noise. Only send a notification when the conversion fails or when the number of converted files is zero. This keeps your inbox clear on normal runs and flags problems immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I set up Apps Script to email me on failure?
In the Apps Script editor, go to Project Settings > Notifications and add your email address. Apps Script will send a failure notification automatically whenever a triggered function throws an unhandled error.
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