Know how many Beamer posts are still unread
Get a scheduled unread post count to help keep announcement review from slipping behind.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Count Unread Posts
Counts a user’s unread posts.
Why this helps
Unread announcements can pile up without a simple recurring check to make the backlog visible.
- Make unread post volume visible on a recurring schedule.
- Receive the count in a report channel you choose.
- Keep a simple check alongside document processing routines.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinda and Beamer once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis to create it from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to count unread posts for the user context you provide and summarize the result.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real run using valid user context.
Questions about this workflow
Does this action return the unread post titles?
No. The listed action counts unread posts. Use the available post retrieval action separately if you need post details.
What user context should I provide?
Provide the user context required by your Beamer setup in the automation instruction or input.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinda to Beamer. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinda triggers
Beamer actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Count Posts
Counts the posts matching the selected criteria.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Category
Retrieves the details of a category.
Count Post Comments
Counts comments on a post that match the selected filters.
Get Feed
Retrieves the URL of your standalone feed.
Count Post Reactions
Counts reactions on a post.
Count Unread Posts
Counts a user’s unread posts.
Get Notification
Retrieves the details of a specific notification.
Get Notifications
Retrieves unread notifications and marks them as read.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Affinda and Beamer, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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