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Plan a BART arrival from your direct message

Put the destination and arrival time in a DM. Notis can retrieve the schedule so you can keep the request and result together.

Trigger

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

Action

Get BART Schedule Arrive

Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.

Why this helps

A personal travel question can interrupt a task when it requires a separate schedule search.

  • Keep a personal trip request in the channel where you asked it.
  • Get schedule information based on an arrival deadline.
  • Avoid manually repeating the same details in another app.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Bart to Notis once through the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to retrieve BART arrival schedules from DMs.
  • 3Provide one plain-language instruction to use the destination and arrival time in the message.
  • 4Select the Slack direct message trigger and choose where Notis should report runs.
  • 5Test with a DM containing a real destination and arrival deadline.

Questions about this workflow

What details are needed?

Include a destination and the time you need to arrive. Station names or abbreviations make the request more actionable.

Will Notis book or pay for a trip?

No. The action retrieves schedule information only.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slack triggers

Bart actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Get BART API Version

Stub action for bart api version retrieval.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get BART Available Schedules

Tool to retrieve a list of currently released bart schedules. use when you need schedule versioning info.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Route Info

Tool to fetch detailed information about a specific bart route. use when you know the route number (1–12) or need all routes configuration. call after confirming the route id.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Get BART Stations

Stub action for bart stations retrieval.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates

Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in gtfs-realtime format. use when you need the latest live trip information as raw protobuf.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Download GTFS Static Schedule Feed

Tool to download the static gtfs feed (google transit.zip). use when needing the latest gtfs schedule data.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get BART Schedule Arrive

Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get BART Schedule Depart

Tool to get schedule information based on a specified depart time. use when planning trips from an origin to a destination with time constraints after confirming station codes.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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