Check Beamer post volume from a webhook
Start a focused post count check with an HTTP request and get the result in your chosen report channel.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Count Posts
Tool to count existing posts. use when you need the number of posts matching specific filters.
Why this helps
When someone asks how many updates match a set of filters, finding the answer can interrupt focused work.
- Start a count check from an HTTP request.
- Summarize the count returned by Beamer.
- Keep the lookup result in your selected report channel.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Beamer once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Describe the outcome in one instruction: count Beamer posts matching the filters I provide and report the returned count.
- 4Pick a webhook as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Does Notis create or edit Beamer posts?
No. This workflow uses Beamer's Count Posts action to report a count for the supplied filters.
Where do the filters come from?
Include the filters in the instruction or webhook request. Notis does not provide a separate filter-building screen.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Beamer. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Beamer actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Count Posts
Tool to count existing posts. use when you need the number of posts matching specific filters.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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