Make Ably approval requests easier to spot
When an Ably event points to a Slack message that needs approval, add a consistent reaction to that message.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Why this helps
Approval requests scattered across conversations are easy to overlook when there is no visible marker.
- Give approval messages a consistent visual marker
- Keep the marker on the original Slack conversation
- Avoid manually searching for requests that need review
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Slack to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to add the selected reaction to the Slack message identified by an Ably approval request.
- 4Choose the Notis webhook as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real approval request that includes the Slack channel and message timestamp.
Questions about this workflow
What does the webhook request need to identify?
It needs to provide the Slack channel and message timestamp for the existing message to react to.
Does the reaction approve the request?
No. It adds a reaction as a visible marker. The team should decide what that marker means.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
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Ably triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
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Add emoji
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Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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