Keep priority verified leads easy to find
Surface the contact discussions that meet your criteria so you can return to them quickly in Slack.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Why this helps
Important lead discussions can get buried as channels fill with new messages.
- Make selected contact discussions easier to revisit.
- Use your stated criteria to distinguish priority results.
- Keep the original context available in Slack.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Abstract and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a descriptive name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to star the Slack message identified by the webhook when the Abstract result meets your priority criteria.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one qualifying result and its Slack message details.
Questions about this workflow
What determines whether a message is starred?
Your automation instruction defines the criteria, based on the Abstract result included in the webhook request.
What Slack details are needed?
Provide the relevant item details in the request, including the channel and message timestamp for a message.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Abstract to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Abstract triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Abstract and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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