Catch important dates with API Ninjas and Slack
Check a date source on a cadence and put a clear follow-up reminder in Slack before a deadline slips by.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create a reminder
Creates a slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every thursday at 2pm').
Why this helps
Important dates can live outside your daily workflow, leaving you to remember to check them and follow up.
- Automate recurring checks for dates you specify.
- Put a concrete follow-up in Slack.
- Reduce the need to remember to revisit a data source.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect API Ninjas and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, describe the date source, deadline condition, and reminder text to create in Slack.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example and confirm the reminder is useful.
Questions about this workflow
Which dates can this check?
Specify a date source that API Ninjas can access and the condition to watch. The automation cannot infer an endpoint or date field you have not supplied.
Will it create reminders on every run?
Tell Notis to create a reminder only when your stated condition is met. Include any repeat or duplicate-handling preference in your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Api ninjas to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Api ninjas triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
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