Close out Slack channels for retired services
When Backendless confirms a service is retired, archive its related Slack conversation and retain its history.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Archive a Slack conversation
Archives a slack conversation by its id, rendering it read-only and hidden while retaining history, ideal for cleaning up inactive channels; be aware that some channels (like #general or certain dms) cannot be archived and this may impact connected integrations.
Why this helps
Old service channels can remain active-looking long after the underlying service has been retired.
- Tie channel cleanup to an explicit retirement report.
- Keep archived conversation history available.
- Reduce clutter from channels for retired services.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Backendless and Slack to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation and describe the retirement confirmation that should prompt cleanup.
- 3Tell Notis to archive the related Slack conversation only when the webhook explicitly confirms retirement and includes its Slack conversation ID.
- 4Choose a Notis webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real retirement payload and a channel that is safe to archive.
Questions about this workflow
Does archiving delete channel history?
No. Archiving makes a conversation read-only and hidden while retaining its history.
What must the webhook include?
It should explicitly confirm the service retirement and provide the related Slack conversation ID.
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