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Create Slack incident channels from Outlook alerts

Give a confirmed incident one clear coordination space immediately. Notis recognizes trusted Outlook alerts and opens the Slack channel your response team needs.

Trigger

New Outlook Message

Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.

Action

Create channel

Initiates a public or private channel-based conversation

Why this helps

A critical alert reaches Outlook, but response coordination begins slowly across scattered direct messages.

  • Starts coordinated response from a trusted signal
  • Creates one place for decisions and updates
  • Avoids channels for routine monitoring mail

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Outlook and Slack to Notis and confirm channel-creation permission.
  • 2Create an automation for trusted critical incident alerts received in Outlook.
  • 3Describe the sender checks, severity signals, channel name, and purpose in plain language.
  • 4Select New Outlook Message, choose the run-report channel, and test with a controlled alert.

Questions about this workflow

Can I restrict this to trusted monitoring senders?

Yes. Include the approved senders and the critical severity cues in your instruction.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Outlook triggers

Slack actions

New Contact Added

Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.

TriggerInstant

Set snooze duration

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

ActionInstant

Calendar Event Changes

Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.

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

New Calendar Event

Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.

TriggerInstant

Add an emoji alias

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

ActionInstant

New Outlook Message

Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.

TriggerInstant

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

New Sent Message

Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.

TriggerInstant

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.

Not just Outlook and Slack. Any combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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