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.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
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.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
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.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
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.
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