Find the right team record from a Slack mention
Turn a team name in Slack into a targeted Api sports team lookup.
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 Teams
Tool to retrieve available teams. use when filtering teams by id, name, league, season, country, code, venue, or search before fetching detailed team data.
Why this helps
Similar team names and competition contexts can make it harder to find the right record for follow-up research.
- Find team records using name and available context.
- Reduce ambiguity before requesting fixtures or statistics.
- Make follow-up lookups easier to start from a Slack conversation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Api sports to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one plain-language instruction to search Api sports teams when a channel message asks to identify a team.
- 3Select Slack Channel Message Received and pick the channel for run reports.
- 4Test with a real team name that may need competition or country context.
Questions about this workflow
Can the lookup use league or country context?
The teams action supports filters such as team name, league, season, country, and venue.
Is this a live score workflow?
No. It looks up team records so the conversation can proceed with a clearer team identity.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Api sports. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Api sports 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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Get Countries
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New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Fixtures
Tool to retrieve football fixtures/matches. use when filtering fixtures by id, date, league, season, team, or date ranges to get upcoming or past matches.
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 fixtures events
Tool to get events (goals, cards, substitutions, var, etc.) from a fixture. use when you need detailed event data after confirming the fixture id.
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 Head-to-Head Fixtures
Tool to get head-to-head fixtures between two teams. use after determining team ids to compare their direct match history.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Fixture Lineups
Tool to retrieve starting xi and substitutes for a fixture. use after confirming fixture id; optionally filter by team, player, or section (startxi/substitutes). lineups appear ~20-40 minutes before kickoff for supported competitions.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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Tool to get player statistics from a fixture. use when you need detailed per-player stats for a specific match. optionally filter by team.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Fixtures Rounds
Tool to get the rounds for a league or cup. use after confirming league and season to retrieve available round identifiers (optionally with dates) for filtering fixtures.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Api sports, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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