Gather Cloudflare firewall rules when an Ably incident channel is active
Use an Ably incident channel as a cue to gather the current firewall rules for the relevant Cloudflare zone.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Firewall Rules
Tool to list firewall rules for a specific zone. use after confirming the zone id to retrieve and audit current firewall rules.
Why this helps
During an incident, responders lose time switching tools to assemble the current firewall configuration.
- Gather current firewall rules for a specified zone during an incident review.
- Use Ably channel presence as an operational cue on a recurring schedule.
- Route the result to a report channel for responder follow-up.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Cloudflare once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation with one instruction to check presence in the incident channel and list firewall rules for the specified zone.
- 3Set a recurring schedule and name the Ably channel and Cloudflare zone in the instruction.
- 4Choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example and confirm the zone's firewall rules are returned for review.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow change firewall rules?
No. The available Cloudflare action lists firewall rules for a zone so they can be reviewed.
What does the presence check tell Notis?
It can indicate activity in the named Ably channel. It does not establish incident severity or validate a firewall change.
What information is needed for the Cloudflare lookup?
The instruction needs the zone ID whose firewall rules should be listed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Cloudflare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Cloudflare actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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