See what a PDF contains at a glance
Generate a quick visual cue for a document when its name alone is not enough to help the team find it.
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
LibreOffice Thumbnail
Tool to generate a thumbnail image of a document using libreoffice. use when you need a quick visual preview of a pdf or office file's first page.
Why this helps
Ambiguous file names make people open multiple documents just to find the right one.
- Get a first-page visual when a document is hard to identify.
- Reduce unnecessary file opening during review.
- Keep the preview alongside the message that requested it.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Api2pdf to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis what you want conversationally.
- 3Use one instruction to generate a first-page thumbnail for the accessible PDF in an identification request and reply with it.
- 4Choose the Slack channel-message trigger and a run-report channel.
- 5Test with a real accessible PDF and a message asking for a preview.
Questions about this workflow
Does the thumbnail show the whole document?
It provides a quick visual preview of the first page.
Will this work when the file is inaccessible?
Api2pdf needs access to the PDF or office document to generate its thumbnail.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Api2pdf. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Api2pdf actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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New Channel Created Trigger
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Channel Message Received
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Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
LibreOffice Thumbnail
Tool to generate a thumbnail image of a document using libreoffice. use when you need a quick visual preview of a pdf or office file's first page.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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Message Reaction Removed
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Reaction Added Trigger
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Reorder PDF Pages
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Api2pdf, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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