Acknowledge a beach planning request with one reaction
Make a request visible as acknowledged by adding your chosen reaction to its Slack message.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Small planning requests can sit unanswered when there is no quick way to show someone has picked them up.
- Show a quick acknowledgement on the relevant message.
- Reduce uncertainty about whether a request was noticed.
- Keep the signal attached to the original Slack conversation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Beach Day API and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Beach Request Acknowledgement.
- 3Tell Notis to add your chosen reaction to the Slack message identified by the incoming request after handling the beach lookup.
- 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example and confirm the intended message receives the reaction.
Questions about this workflow
Does adding a reaction send a beach report?
No. This action adds a reaction to an existing message. Use a message action when you want to post returned beach details.
What must the request identify?
It needs to provide enough context for Notis to identify the existing Slack message, including its channel and timestamp.
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Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
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Beach Day API triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
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Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
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.
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