Give useful breed tips a quick Slack acknowledgment
Notis can look up a breed detail with Cats and add a relevant reaction to the Slack message where that tip was shared.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Useful breed notes can be easy to overlook when a channel is full of updates.
- Highlights a relevant breed tip without duplicating the message.
- Makes it easier for teammates to scan for acknowledged notes.
- Keeps the lookup and conversation tied together.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Cats and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe the breed-tip match and reaction outcome in one instruction.
- 3Pick a recurring schedule as the trigger.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one real breed detail and matching Slack post.
Questions about this workflow
Will the workflow know which message to react to?
It can compare Cats breed details with recent Slack conversation history the connected account can access.
Does a reaction change or remove other reactions?
No. This action adds the specified reaction to the existing Slack message.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cats to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cats triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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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.
Cats and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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