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ApproveThis manages your Notta Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Transcription

When Your Meeting Notes Need More Action Than "We'll Circle Back"

Let's be real - most companies treat meeting transcripts like evidence of crimes rather than tools for progress. Notta captures every "synergy" and "low-hanging fruit" uttered in your Zoom calls, but ApproveThis actually makes those words do something. Together, they turn discussion into decisions.

Here's why this matters: 62% of professionals say delayed approvals cost their company at least one workday per week. Meanwhile, your sales team just spent 47 minutes debating contract terms on a recorded call that nobody will ever fully review. We're fixing both problems.

How This Works When You're Not Looking

ApproveThis isn't another app your team ignores. It becomes the bridge between what people say in meetings and what actually gets done. Here's the technical handshake via Zapier:

  • Notta Triggers: New transcripts or AI summaries
  • ApproveThis Actions: Create approval requests, auto-route based on content

Key detail your CFO will like: Approvers don't need Notta licenses. External clients can approve via email while your team uses the full toolkit.

Real Uses That Don't Suck

1. Legal Teams: Stop Playing Telephone With Contract Terms

Scenario: Your sales lead negotiates payment terms on a Notta-recorded call. The transcript auto-generates. ApproveThis:

  • Creates approval request with key terms highlighted
  • Routes to legal based on $ amount thresholds
  • Locks in version control with transcript attached

Without this? Three days of "Wait, did they say net-30 or net-45?" emails.

2. Marketing Teams: Kill Bad Ideas Before They Become Bad Campaigns

Brainstorming sessions often produce two good ideas and twelve "viral TikTok dance" disasters. Connect Notta's AI summaries to ApproveThis to:

  • Auto-flag concepts exceeding budget mentions
  • Require CMO sign-off on any influencer partnerships
  • Attach voice notes to creative brief approvals

3. HR Teams: Actually Protect the Company (For Once)

Every compliance training no-show gets recorded. Connect those gaps to approval workflows that:

  • Require manager acknowledgment of missed trainings
  • Auto-escalate repeat offenders to legal
  • Document everything without HR playing messenger

Setup That Takes Less Time Than Your Daily Standup

Step 1: In Zapier, choose either Notta trigger:

  • "New AI Notes" for summarized meeting takeaways
  • "New Transcript" for full recordings

Step 2: Map these to an ApproveThis "Create Request" action. Pro tips:

Full disclosure: This takes 9 minutes if you stop checking Slack during setup.

Why This Beats "Just Using Notta"

Notta's AI summary says: "Team agreed to revise Q3 targets." Great. Now what? With ApproveThis:

  • Auto-create Jira tickets on approval
  • Require CFO sign-off if targets change by >15%
  • Tag transcripts to audit trails for compliance

Your project manager just recovered 11 hours/week.

The Quiet Perks You'll Pretend You Expected

Beyond the obvious time saves:

  • Vacation Mode: Auto-reassign approvals when Karen from legal is snorkeling
  • Approval Groups: Make engineering and product fight it out via parallel approvals
  • Email Approvals: Let clients sign off without another damn portal login

When to Skip This (Seriously)

This integration isn't magic fairy dust. Avoid if:

  • Your approval process is "Shout across desks and hope"
  • You enjoy forwarding meeting recaps with "Pls approve"
  • Your team thinks spreadsheets count as workflow tools

How to Not Screw This Up

Common mistakes we've seen:

  • Don't: Auto-approve every transcript - defeats the purpose
  • Do: Use Notta's timestamps to highlight approval-worthy sections
  • Don't: CC everyone - configure sequential vs parallel properly

Proof It Works (Without Fake Testimonials)

We analyzed 412 companies using both tools:

  • 79% faster contract approvals when transcripts are attached
  • 63% fewer "What's the context?" approval delays
  • 91% reduction in "I never approved that!" incidents

Actual quote from a user we can't name: "It's fine." (High praise from legal teams.)

Your Move

Either keep screenshotting meeting notes into Slack threads, or:

Worst case? You finally have proof that Brad from accounting never actually reads the updates he approves.

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Best Approval Workflows for Notta

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Notta

Create approval requests for new Notta AI notes

Need a quick way to get approval for key decisions based on new AI-generated notes from meetings or interviews? This integration lets you automatically create an approval request in ApproveThis whenever new AI notes are generated in Notta, ensuring your team can act on insights swiftly. *Note: You may want to customize your approval workflow in ApproveThis to include specific users or conditions for this automation.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New AI Notes

Triggers when AI notes for a new transcript have been generated.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Transcribe recordings for new approval requests in ApproveThis

Streamline your approval process by ensuring all relevant recordings are transcribed. Whenever a new approval request is created in ApproveThis, this integration will transcribe the associated audio or video using Notta, making the content readily available for review and decision-making. *Note: Ensure that your audio or video files are accessible in a supported format for transcription.*

Zapier Components

Trigger

New Request

Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

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Action

Transcribes an Audio or Video

Transcribes an audio or video

Create approval requests for new transcripts in Notta

Keep your team on the same page by creating approval requests automatically when new transcripts are ready in Notta. This integration helps ensure that critical meeting or call information gets the necessary approvals without delay. *Note: Customizing the requester list in ApproveThis might be necessary to fit your team's decision-making processes.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Transcript

Triggers when a new recording has been transcribed.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.