Check Slack availability during a Buildkite incident
Review a teammate's current Do Not Disturb status before planning incident follow-up.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get team DND status
Retrieves a user's current do not disturb status.
Why this helps
Choosing whom to contact during an incident can be harder when availability context is scattered.
- Retrieve current Do Not Disturb status for a Slack user.
- Include availability context in an incident run report.
- Help teams make more informed follow-up decisions.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Buildkite and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, or by telling Notis what to do in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to check the current Do Not Disturb status for a known Slack user relevant to the incident.
- 4Choose a Notis webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real incident and verify the user identity and reported status.
Questions about this workflow
Does this show all Slack presence or availability history?
No. It retrieves the user's current Do Not Disturb status, not historical availability or status reasons.
Does this change the user's Slack status?
No. This workflow uses a read-only status action.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Buildkite to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Buildkite 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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