Orient your team to Affinity list fields from Slack
Starting a new review? Let Notis retrieve the field names available on the relevant Affinity list so your team knows what information it can use.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Get metadata on a single list s fields
Returns metadata on the fields available on a single list. use the returned field ids to request field data from the get `/v2/lists/{listid}/list-entries` endpoint.
Why this helps
Teams can lose time exploring a list to learn what it tracks before they can decide how to review it.
- See the available fields for a list at the start of a review.
- Reduce back-and-forth about where useful information might be stored.
- Help collaborators make sense of an existing Affinity list.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Affinity to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to retrieve field metadata when a Slack message starts a review of an Affinity list.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction explaining how to identify the list and present its available fields.
- 4Select the Slack channel-message trigger, choose a report channel, and test with a real list-review message.
Questions about this workflow
Does this return list entries?
No. It retrieves metadata about the fields available on a single list. Use the list-entries action to retrieve records.
What input is needed?
The workflow needs to identify the relevant Affinity list from the Slack message or the instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Affinity. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Affinity actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get a company s list entries
Summarize company data across all lists, including list-specific fields and metadata like creation date and author. access requires "export data from lists" permission.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get a company s lists
Returns metadata for all the lists on which the given company appears.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get all companies
Affinity api allows paginated access to company info and custom fields. use `fieldids` or `fieldtypes` to specify data in a request. retrieve field ids/types via get `/v2/companies/fields`. export permission needed.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get all list entries on a list
Access and export essential data and metadata for companies, persons, or opportunities from a list, specifying data via `fieldids` or `fieldtypes`. "export data from lists" permission is necessary.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get all list entries on a saved view
Use the endpoint to access rows in a saved view with specific filters and selected fields from a web app. it doesn't maintain sort order, supports only sheet-type views, and requires export permissions.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get all opportunities
Pagination through opportunities in affinity yields basic info but excludes field data. for field data, use specified get endpoints. "export data from lists" permission needed.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get all persons
The affinity api offers paginated access to person data using `fieldids` or `fieldtypes`. bulk extraction needs special permissions and supports multiple parameters.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get a person s list entries
Summary: browse rows for a person in all lists, showing field data and entry metadata like creation time and author. requires "export data from lists" permission.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Affinity, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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