Find the right Slack channel for each alert
Route transaction updates to the conversation where the people and context already are.
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
Alerts sent to one crowded channel force every team to sort through irrelevant activity.
- Reduce irrelevant notifications
- Keep domain context together
- Improve signal to noise
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blocknative and Slack in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Alert Channel Router.
- 3Tell Notis to find a Slack channel matching the transaction context and report the selected destination.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and a Slack report channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real alert.
Questions about this workflow
What channel details can it search?
Slack search can use criteria such as channel name, topic, purpose, or description.
Does this post the alert too?
This workflow finds the destination. Add a message action workflow to post the alert there.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blocknative to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blocknative 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.
Blocknative and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Save your first hour today.
7-day trial of any paid plan, with 20$ of usage included.
No card. Works with personal or business Slack.