Find the right Slack channel from Bika
Route new work to the right existing conversation before creating more channels.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Find channels
Find channels in a slack workspace by any criteria - name, topic, purpose, or description.
Why this helps
People waste time guessing where a project belongs or creating duplicate channels.
- Reduce duplicate channels
- Improve conversation routing
- Save time during intake
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bika.ai and Slack in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation and describe the Bika request details to use as search criteria.
- 3Tell Notis to find likely Slack channels and report the best matches with their purposes.
- 4Choose notis_webhook, select a report channel, and test with one real request payload.
Questions about this workflow
What can Slack search?
The action can search channel names, topics, purposes, and descriptions.
Does this create a channel if none match?
No. It reports search results; channel creation should be a separate deliberate workflow.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bika.ai to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bika.ai 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.
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.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
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.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
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.
Bika.ai and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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