Query several Algolia indices with one Slack message
When the answer could live in any one of your indices, running three separate searches is exhausting. Send Notis a single DM and it queries all the indices you care about at once and brings back one tidy reply.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggers when a new direct message, including a thread reply, is sent to a user.
Action
Search Multiple Indices
Searches multiple indices in one operation.
Why this helps
You are not sure whether the record you need is in products, docs, or contacts, so you run the same query three times and stitch the results together in your head.
- One DM searches every index you specify in a single request.
- See results side by side instead of running lookups one at a time.
- Cuts the mental overhead of remembering where each thing lives.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Algolia to Notis once from the portal.
- 2Ask Notis for your portal link and open Automations to create a new one.
- 3Write a plain-language instruction, for example: when I DM you a term, search these indices together and reply with the best matches from each.
- 4Select the Slack direct message trigger and choose the channel for run reports.
- 5DM yourself a real query and confirm results from each index come back together.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which indices to search?
You list them once in the plain-language instruction. Notis remembers that set and searches all of them each time you ask.
Can I still search just one index sometimes?
Yes. Mention the single index by name in your DM and Notis will narrow the search to that one for that request.
When this happens · Trigger
Triggers when a new direct message, including a thread reply, is sent to a user.
Do this · Action
Searches multiple indices in one operation.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Algolia. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Algolia actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add AB Test
Creates an A/B test to compare search performance between two index variants.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Browse Algolia Index
Browses a batch of Algolia index records, optionally filtered by a query or browse parameters.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggers when a new channel is created.
Add or Replace Record
Creates a record in an index or replaces the existing record with the same ID.
Channel Message Received
Triggers when a message is posted in a channel, excluding direct messages.
Clear Objects
Removes all records from an index while keeping its settings.
Direct Message Received
Triggers when a new direct message, including a thread reply, is sent to a user.
Add Record to Index
Adds a record to an index, replacing any record with the same generated ID.
Message Reaction Added
Triggers when a reaction is added to a message.
Clear Rules
Clears all rules from an Algolia index and can forward the operation to replica indices.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggers when a reaction is removed from a message.
Clicked Object IDs
Reports clicked items outside a search context.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a bot posts a new message in a channel.
Clicked Object IDs After Search
Reports items clicked in search results.
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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