Get a book's section list in response to Slack
When your team needs the structure of a particular book, let Notis retrieve its sections from Api bible so the group can plan its reading or discussion.
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 Sections
Tool to retrieve a list of sections for a specific book in a bible version. use after obtaining the bible and book ids to view sectional breakdown.
Why this helps
Finding the structure for a book and returning to the discussion adds an avoidable research detour.
- Bring a book's section breakdown into the request flow.
- Help a group plan a reading or discussion with less manual lookup.
- Keep the requested book and version in view.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Api bible to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or by asking Notis in plain language.
- 3Write one instruction asking Notis to retrieve the sections for the book and Api bible version named in a channel request.
- 4Select Channel Message Received as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with a real request that names a supported book and version.
Questions about this workflow
What details should the request include?
The message should identify the Bible version and book so Notis can find the appropriate sections.
Does this fetch the full passage text?
No. It retrieves the list of sections for a book and version.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Api bible. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Api bible actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get All Books
Tool to retrieve a list of all books in the bible. use when you need a catalog of every biblical book.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Bible by ID
Tool to retrieve details of a specific bible version by its id. use when you need full metadata after listing versions. example prompt: 'get metadata for bibleid de4e12af7f28f599-01'.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Section
Tool to retrieve detailed content for a single section by id. use after listing sections.
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 Sections
Tool to retrieve a list of sections for a specific book in a bible version. use after obtaining the bible and book ids to view sectional breakdown.
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 Supported Bible Versions
Tool to retrieve supported bible versions. use when you need to list all available bible translations.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Search Verses
Tool to search for verses containing a specified query within a version.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Api bible, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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