Start release builds from a webhook
Let your release process signal Notis when it is time to run a CircleCI pipeline, and keep a report of the result in your chosen channel.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Trigger Pipeline
Tool to trigger a new pipeline for the specified project. use when you need to start a build on a branch or tag programmatically.
Why this helps
Release handoffs often rely on someone noticing a signal and manually starting the build.
- Remove the manual step between a release signal and a pipeline run.
- Use a consistent prompt for release requests.
- Send run reports to a channel you already monitor.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CircleCI once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis to create one from your usual channel.
- 3Describe the release outcome in one instruction, including what project and branch or tag information must be present.
- 4Pick a Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real release webhook example.
Questions about this workflow
What starts this automation?
An HTTP request to the Notis webhook you select for the automation.
Can Notis choose a branch if the request omits it?
You can instruct Notis to stop and report missing details. The automation should not guess a branch or tag.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agent mail to Circleci. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agent mail triggers
Circleci actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Job Artifacts
Tool to retrieve artifacts produced by a specific job. use after a job has completed to list its output files.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Job Details
Tool to fetch details of a specific job within a project. use when you need status, timing, and executor information for a circleci job by its number.
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Get Pipeline Config
Tool to fetch pipeline configuration by id. use when you need the source or compiled yaml of a specific pipeline.
Get Test Metadata
Tool to fetch test metadata for a specific job. use when you need detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.
Get User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a circleci user by their unique id. use when you need user profile details after obtaining the user id.
List Pipelines for Project
Tool to list all pipelines for a specific project. use when you need to retrieve the pipelines for a project (e.g., to display recent runs on a dashboard).
List Self-Hosted Runners
Tool to list available self-hosted runners. use when you need to retrieve all configured self-hosted runners for your organization.
List Workflows by Pipeline ID
Tool to list all workflows associated with a specific pipeline. use when you need to fetch or paginate through workflows by pipeline id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Agent mail and Circleci, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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