Keep Ahrefs competitor research visible in Slack
Turn recurring competitor research into a short Slack update that is easy to scan and act on.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Competitor checks can slip when they depend on someone remembering to revisit research tools.
- Make competitor review a recurring part of the workflow.
- Highlight changes or observations in a familiar Slack channel.
- Keep the update focused on findings worth reviewing.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ahrefs and Slack to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis the name and prompt from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Ahrefs to review the selected competitors and share notable findings in Slack.
- 4Pick a recurring Notis schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real competitor review.
Questions about this workflow
How often can it run?
Choose the recurrence when you select the Notis cron schedule.
Will Ahrefs provide a historical baseline?
Only if the information is available in the Ahrefs data you request. Ask Notis to call out when a comparison baseline is missing.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ahrefs to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ahrefs triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Add emoji
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Add reaction to message
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ahrefs and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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