Turn an Ably event into a CircleCI build
Let a meaningful event start the build, without switching from your event flow to CircleCI.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Trigger Pipeline
Tool to trigger a new pipeline for the specified project. use when you need to start a build on a branch or tag programmatically.
Why this helps
A deployment or release signal can get lost between the system broadcasting it and someone manually starting a build.
- Start a pipeline when an external caller posts an Ably-related event to the Notis webhook.
- Use project and branch details supplied in the request.
- Keep a run report in the channel you choose.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and CircleCI once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to start a CircleCI pipeline using the project and branch in the incoming request.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request generated from your Ably event flow.
Questions about this workflow
Does Ably directly trigger this automation?
No. Ably has no trigger event in this workflow package. An HTTP request to the Notis webhook starts the automation, for example when an external consumer of an Ably event sends that request.
Where do the project and branch come from?
The caller must include them in the request, and the prompt can tell Notis how to use those supplied details.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Circleci. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Circleci actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Job Artifacts
Tool to retrieve artifacts produced by a specific job. use after a job has completed to list its output files.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Job Details
Tool to fetch details of a specific job within a project. use when you need status, timing, and executor information for a circleci job by its number.
Get Pipeline Config
Tool to fetch pipeline configuration by id. use when you need the source or compiled yaml of a specific pipeline.
Get Test Metadata
Tool to fetch test metadata for a specific job. use when you need detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.
Get User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a circleci user by their unique id. use when you need user profile details after obtaining the user id.
List Pipelines for Project
Tool to list all pipelines for a specific project. use when you need to retrieve the pipelines for a project (e.g., to display recent runs on a dashboard).
List Self-Hosted Runners
Tool to list available self-hosted runners. use when you need to retrieve all configured self-hosted runners for your organization.
List Workflows by Pipeline ID
Tool to list all workflows associated with a specific pipeline. use when you need to fetch or paginate through workflows by pipeline id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ably and Circleci, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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