Check owner availability before escalation
Route urgent proposal work with a quick availability check.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Retrieve user presence
Retrieves a slack user's current real-time presence (e.g., 'active', 'away') to determine their availability, noting this action does not provide historical data or status reasons.
Why this helps
Escalations stall when they reach an unavailable owner without a backup plan.
- Smarter escalation routing
- Fewer stalled handoffs
- Better response timing
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Better Proposals and Slack once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named Proposal owner presence check.
- 3Tell Notis to identify the owner, check their Slack presence, and report whether escalation should proceed.
- 4Choose the Notis webhook trigger for urgent proposal events.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one urgent proposal.
Questions about this workflow
Does presence show why someone is away?
No. Slack presence indicates current availability status, not a reason.
Can it choose a backup?
Yes, if you provide a backup rule and the relevant Slack user information.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Better proposals to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Better proposals triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Add a star to an item
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Add call participants
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Add emoji
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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