Check DND Before Urgent Lead Escalation
Escalate thoughtfully by checking whether the intended owner is in do not disturb mode.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get team DND status
Retrieves a user's current do not disturb status.
Why this helps
Urgent pings create friction when they ignore a teammate's current focus time.
- Respect focus time
- Choose better escalation timing
- Reduce unnecessary interruptions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bettercontact and Slack in Notis.
- 2Create a scheduled escalation review automation.
- 3Tell Notis to check DND status for owners of urgent enriched leads and report whether to escalate now or wait.
- 4Pick a recurring Notis schedule.
- 5Choose the report channel and test with one urgent lead.
Questions about this workflow
Does this change anyone's DND status?
No. It only retrieves the current status.
Can I define what counts as urgent?
Yes. Describe the urgency signals available in your Bettercontact data.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bettercontact to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bettercontact 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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