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See approaching Baserow deadlines in Slack

Give important dates a clear heads-up. Notis can check Baserow for upcoming deadlines and create Slack reminders before they arrive.

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

A deadline that is visible only in a database is easy to notice too late.

  • Get advance notice without scanning date fields manually.
  • Include record details in the reminder for quick context.
  • Use one scheduled check for multiple types of deadlines.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Baserow and Slack once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and enter a name and prompt.
  • 3Tell Notis which Baserow deadlines to find and how far ahead to create a Slack reminder.
  • 4Choose a recurring schedule and where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real record that has an upcoming deadline.

Questions about this workflow

Can I choose how far ahead the reminder appears?

Yes. State the lead time in the plain-language instruction, such as three days before the due date.

Can this cover different deadline types?

Yes, if the records returned from Baserow include fields that distinguish them. Specify the deadline types in the instruction.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Baserow to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Baserow triggers

Slack actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Set snooze duration

Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Add a custom emoji to a Slack team

Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.

ActionInstant

Add an emoji alias

Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.

ActionInstant

Add a remote file

Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.

ActionInstant

Add a star to an item

Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.

ActionInstant

Add call participants

Registers new participants added to a slack call.

ActionInstant

Add emoji

Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.

ActionInstant

Add reaction to message

Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Baserow and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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