Refresh employee project data after a Discord edit
Updated chat details can trigger an accurate project review.
Trigger
Message Edited
Triggered when an existing message in a monitored Discord channel is edited.
Action
Get Employee Projects
Tool to retrieve information about projects assigned to employees, including project names, durations, and statuses. use when you need to fetch per-employee project tracking data for a specific date.
Why this helps
Corrections in chat leave reports based on outdated work context.
- Catch corrected work details
- Keep reviews current
- Avoid repeating manual lookups
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Discord and Desktime in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Edited message project review.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve DeskTime project data for the employee and date referenced by the edited message, then summarize changes needed.
- 4Pick Message Edited for the monitored channel.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real edit.
Questions about this workflow
What if the edit has no employee or date?
Notis should report the missing context and avoid an unsupported lookup.
Does it compare old and new message text?
The trigger provides the edited message context for the automation to analyze.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Discord to Desktime. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Discord triggers
Desktime actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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New Discord Message Trigger
Polls a specific Discord channel for new messages.
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New Member Joined
Triggered when a new member joins a Discord server (guild) you manage.
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Tool to fetch data for all employees within the company. use after verifying the api key is valid.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction (emoji) is added to a message in a monitored Discord channel.
Get Employee Projects
Tool to retrieve information about projects assigned to employees, including project names, durations, and statuses. use when you need to fetch per-employee project tracking data for a specific date.
New Thread Created
Triggered when a new thread is created in a Discord channel within a monitored server.
Get Employee Projects and Apps
Tool to retrieve an employee's tracked projects and application usage. use when you need combined project/app time data for a given employee and date (defaults to current user and today). example: "get projects and apps for employee 711867 on 2025-07-28."
Message Edited
Triggered when an existing message in a monitored Discord channel is edited.
Get Projects List
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Ping DeskTime API
Tool to check the api's availability and confirm the service is operational. use when you need to verify that the desktime api is reachable and responsive.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Discord and Desktime, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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