Find the right Slack teammate for a Bing issue
When an issue report names a teammate but lacks an email, search Slack for a likely match and make ownership easier to confirm.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Find users
Find users in a slack workspace by any criteria - email, name, display name, or other text. includes optimized email lookup for exact email matches.
Why this helps
Unclear ownership turns a search issue into a coordination task before anyone can start fixing it.
- Find likely Slack profiles from supplied names
- Speed up issue handoffs
- Reduce manual workspace searching
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bing Webmaster Tools and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and give it a name that describes owner search.
- 3Tell Notis to search Slack users using the name or other identifying text included in an external Bing issue report.
- 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example and confirm the result matches the intended teammate.
Questions about this workflow
Will a name search always identify one person?
No. Results may include multiple matches. Review the returned profiles before assigning work.
Does this search Bing's users?
No. It searches users in the connected Slack workspace using criteria supplied by your external issue process.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bing Webmaster Tools to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bing Webmaster Tools triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Add emoji
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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.
Bing Webmaster Tools and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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