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Fetch Slack context for a BigML issue

Bring the conversation behind a model issue into one review flow.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

Action

Fetch conversation history

Fetches a chronological list of messages and events from a specified slack conversation, accessible by the authenticated user/bot, with options for pagination and time range filtering.

Why this helps

Investigations stall when the relevant Slack discussion is hard to locate.

  • Reduce context hunting
  • Recover prior decisions
  • Speed up issue triage

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect BigML and Slack in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation for issue context retrieval.
  • 3Tell Notis how to identify the relevant Slack conversation and summarize its history.
  • 4Choose the webhook trigger and Slack report channel.
  • 5Test with one real issue payload.

Questions about this workflow

What does the action retrieve?

It fetches chronological messages and events from an accessible Slack conversation.

Can it limit the time range?

Yes, include the desired time range in the instruction.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Bigml 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.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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