Make Backendless API usage easier to review
Bring available usage records into a concise Slack update that helps the team notice changes worth investigating.
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
Usage data can be easy to overlook when it requires a separate backend check and interpretation.
- Create a recurring view of returned usage data.
- Highlight only observations supported by the records.
- Keep the review in a team conversation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Backendless and Slack to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation and specify the API usage records and period to inspect.
- 3Tell Notis to query available usage data on schedule and post a Slack summary grounded in the returned values.
- 4Choose a Notis cron trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with a real usage result and confirm the period and figures.
Questions about this workflow
Does Backendless expose API usage data for this workflow?
Use it only if the connected Backendless data or query exposes relevant usage records. The workflow cannot report fields that are unavailable.
Will it identify a usage spike?
Only if the returned records include a comparison window or baseline. Otherwise it can report values without labeling them as a spike.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Backendless to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Backendless triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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