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Find the right Slack channel for a Chatfai scenario

Locate the existing team space for a scenario before sharing or continuing its discussion.

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

Finding the right channel for a scenario can mean searching through names and old conversations by hand.

  • Reduce time spent locating the right channel.
  • Reuse an existing discussion space when available.
  • Make scenario handoffs easier to orient.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Chatfai and Slack once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for scenario channel lookup.
  • 3Describe how to search available Slack channel names, topics, purposes, or descriptions using the supplied scenario context.
  • 4Choose the Notis webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
  • 5Send one real scenario request and review the matching channel result.

Questions about this workflow

What does the channel search use?

The Slack action searches by channel name, topic, purpose, or description. Provide useful scenario terms in the webhook request.

Does this create or message a channel?

No. This action finds channels; it does not create one or post a message.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Chatfai to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Chatfai triggers

Slack actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Set snooze duration

Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Add an emoji alias

Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Add a star to an item

Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.

ActionInstant

Add call participants

Registers new participants added to a slack call.

ActionInstant

Add emoji

Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Chatfai and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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