Keep a scheduled record of Ably channel presence
Get a simple Airtable snapshot of who is present in selected Ably channels when your schedule runs.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Why this helps
Checking channel presence manually takes attention away from other work, and it is easy to forget when you last checked.
- Keep periodic presence observations in one place
- Reduce the need to open channels just to check who is present
- Make each snapshot's observation time clear when available
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Airtable once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and enter its name, prompt, report channel, and trigger.
- 3Describe the outcome in one instruction: check presence for the specified Ably channels and create one Airtable record per channel with the members and observation time returned.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Does this show historical presence between scheduled runs?
No. Each run records the presence data available at check time. It does not reconstruct who joined or left between checks.
Can it check any channel?
It can check channels available through the connected Ably access. Specify the channels in the automation instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Airtable actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ably and Airtable, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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