Find a passage about focus or rest
When the team is discussing a busy season or the need to pause, Notis can search Api bible for relevant passages and bring a reference into Slack.
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
Search Verses
Tool to search for verses containing a specified query within a version.
Why this helps
A team discussion about pacing can lose momentum when someone has to leave the conversation to find a passage.
- Get relevant passages while the topic is fresh.
- Reduce context switching during a team discussion.
- Offer a shared reference without presenting it as a prescription.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Api bible to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to create it conversationally.
- 3Use one plain-language instruction asking Notis to search for verses about focus or rest when that topic appears in a channel message.
- 4Choose Channel Message Received as the trigger and select a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a real message that mentions a focus or rest topic.
Questions about this workflow
Does this assume every mention of focus needs scripture?
The instruction should make clear which messages count as a request or relevant discussion, so routine mentions do not trigger an unrelated search.
Can it include the matching verse text?
The workflow can ask Notis to return relevant search results from Api bible.
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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.
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Slack and Api bible, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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