Retrieve saved research from Slack
Ask for the latest collected items in Slack and let Notis fetch them from Apify.
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 dataset items
Tool to retrieve items from a dataset. use when you need to fetch data from a specified dataset by pagination or filtering. only json format is fully supported.
Why this helps
Finding prior research can require remembering which dataset holds it and navigating to retrieve it.
- Retrieve existing research items when the team asks for them.
- Keep a request and its lookup in the same conversation.
- Spend less time searching through Apify manually.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Apify to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to retrieve saved research from Slack.
- 3Write one instruction identifying the request type and the dataset to inspect.
- 4Select the Slack channel-message trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real request for items from a known dataset.
Questions about this workflow
Does this start a new Actor run?
No. It retrieves items already stored in a dataset.
Can the results be filtered?
The dataset retrieval action supports pagination or filtering; explain the needed subset in the instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Apify, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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