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Make event organization easier to review

When an analytics organization question comes up in Slack, retrieve the categories from Amplitude to give the team a shared starting point.

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 Amplitude Event Categories

Get event categories from amplitude. this action allows you to: - get all event categories in your project - get a specific category by name

Why this helps

Category structures can become hard to remember as projects and tracking plans grow.

  • Bring the current category structure into a review.
  • Reduce interruptions to find basic taxonomy context.
  • Support more consistent event organization.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Amplitude to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis to retrieve Amplitude event categories when a Slack message requests a taxonomy review.
  • 3Choose Slack Channel Message Received and select a channel for run reports.
  • 4Test with one real message asking how event categories are organized.

Questions about this workflow

Can this return a single category?

The action can retrieve all categories or a specific category by name.

Will it rename or edit categories?

No. This workflow only retrieves category information.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Slack triggers

Amplitude actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Check Amplitude Cohort Status

Check the status of a cohort export request. this action allows you to: - poll the status of an in-progress cohort download request - determine if a cohort is ready for download

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Amplitude Event Category

Create a new event category in amplitude. this action allows you to: - create a new event category to organize event types - validate category name before creation key features: - creates event categories for organizing events - returns success/failure status

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Create Amplitude Event Type

Create a new event type in amplitude. this action allows you to: - define a new event type with various properties - associate the event with a category - add metadata like description, tags, and owner key features: - creates trackable events in your amplitude project - supports full event type configuration

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Delete Amplitude Event Category

Delete an event category from amplitude. this action allows you to: - delete an existing event category - remove category organization from events key features: - permanently removes event categories - returns success/failure status

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Delete Amplitude Event Type

Delete an event type from amplitude. this action allows you to: - remove an event type from your project - mark live events as deleted - remove planned events from the tracking plan key features: - different behavior based on event status (live, planned, etc.) - returns success/failure status

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Request Amplitude Cohort

Get a single cohort by id and initiate download. this action allows you to: - request a specific cohort from amplitude - optionally include user properties in the response - start the asynchronous download process key features: - supports filtering by specific user properties - returns a request id used for polling status and downloading - supports eu data residency

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get Amplitude Event Categories

Get event categories from amplitude. this action allows you to: - get all event categories in your project - get a specific category by name

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Amplitude Event Type

Get a specific event type from amplitude by name. this action allows you to: - retrieve detailed information about a single event type - get all properties and metadata for the event key features: - retrieves comprehensive event type details - returns metadata like category, description, and settings - supports lookup by exact event name

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and Amplitude, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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