See who is present in important Ably channels
Get a scheduled view of channel presence in Discord without repeatedly switching to Ably to check it.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Post message to channel
Sends a message to a specified discord channel (text, embeds, stickers, components, attachments); requires `send messages` permission and one of `content`, `embeds`, `sticker ids`, or `attachments`.
Why this helps
It takes attention to keep checking whether collaborators or connected agents are present in a channel.
- Put a useful presence snapshot where the team works
- Summarize returned presence data in plain language
- Reduce repeated manual status checks
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Discordbot once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to fetch presence for the named Ably channels and post a concise snapshot to Discord, noting when no presence data is returned.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example and confirm the requested channels return presence data.
Questions about this workflow
Will this show channel message history?
No. This workflow is based on channel presence data, not message history.
What if a channel has no active presence?
Ask Notis to say that no presence was returned, rather than infer that a person or agent is unavailable.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Discordbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Discordbot actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add recipient to group channel
Adds a user to a discord group direct message (dm) channel.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update guild member information
Adds a user (who is not already a member) to a guild using their `access token` (which must have `guilds.join` scope), optionally setting nickname, roles, mute/deaf status, or flags.
Assign role to guild member
Assigns a role to a guild member, provided the bot has 'manage roles' permission in the guild and the role to be assigned is hierarchically lower than the bot's highest role.
Add reaction to message
Adds an emoji reaction from the authenticated user/bot to a specific message in a discord channel; does not return information about existing reactions.
Add or update thread member
Adds a user to a specific, unarchived thread; the user must have access to the thread's parent channel, and for private threads, the bot must already be a member.
Modify guild ban settings
Permanently bans a user from a discord guild, optionally deleting their recent messages (specify deletion period in seconds or days, not both).
Bulk ban users in guild with message deletion option
Bans up to 200 users from a discord guild, optionally deleting their recent messages; the bot must have 'ban members' permission in the guild, and this action is irreversible.
Bulk delete messages in channel
Atomically bulk deletes messages in a discord channel for moderation or maintenance; deletion may not be instantaneous and messages are unrecoverable.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ably and Discordbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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