Bring BART station information into Slack planning
When a station question comes up in a Slack planning thread, retrieve BART station information to help keep the discussion moving.
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 BART Stations
Stub action for bart stations retrieval.
Why this helps
A station detail can derail a planning conversation when someone has to pause to find reference information.
- Keep station lookups connected to the planning discussion.
- Reduce pauses caused by separate reference searches.
- Bring station information to the conversation where it is needed.
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 station information when requested in Slack.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction to respond to station-related planning questions with the available station information.
- 4Choose the Slack channel message trigger and a run-report channel.
- 5Test with one Slack request asking for BART station information.
Questions about this workflow
Is this a lookup for one station or the station list?
This Bart action retrieves BART stations. For detailed information about a specified station, use the station info action and provide its abbreviation.
Does this plan a route?
No. It retrieves station information, while schedule actions use origin and destination details to look up timing.
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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.
Get BART API Version
Stub action for bart api version retrieval.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get BART Available Schedules
Tool to retrieve a list of currently released bart schedules. use when you need schedule versioning info.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
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.
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 BART Stations
Stub action for bart stations retrieval.
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 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.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Download GTFS Static Schedule Feed
Tool to download the static gtfs feed (google transit.zip). use when needing the latest gtfs schedule data.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get BART Schedule Arrive
Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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.
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Slack and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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