Create an escalation policy from an Ably request
Capture an agreed incident handoff in Ably and turn it into an escalation policy setup request.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Escalation Policy
Tool to create a new escalation policy. use when defining how incidents should escalate across team members.
Why this helps
A clear escalation decision can be lost when someone still has to recreate it in the incident tool.
- Convert an approved policy request into a Better Stack policy.
- Keep handoff details and setup reports together.
- Reduce manual re-entry of escalation instructions.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Better Stack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Create escalation policy from Ably.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Better Stack escalation policy using the policy details included in the incoming Ably event.
- 4Pick notis_webhook as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one approved policy request and its real escalation details.
Questions about this workflow
What should the Ably event contain?
Include the policy details required by Better Stack, such as its name and escalation instructions.
Should this run for every message?
Use it for a deliberate, approved setup request sent to the Notis webhook.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Better stack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Better stack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Escalation Policy
Tool to create a new escalation policy. use when defining how incidents should escalate across team members.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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