Get station details with a Slack reaction
Use a reaction to flag a station question for a focused BART information lookup, then review the result in your workflow.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Get Station Info
Tool to fetch detailed information for a specified bart station. use after you have a station's abbreviation. (e.g., get station info for 'balb')
Why this helps
Station questions buried in chat can be easy to leave unanswered when attention moves elsewhere.
- Turn a reaction into a clear cue to resolve a station question.
- Reduce the chance of losing small details in busy chat.
- Keep the lookup attached to the message that needs it.
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 station details when you react to a Slack station question.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction to use the station abbreviation in the message.
- 4Select the Slack message reaction trigger, set a reaction filter if available, and choose a report channel.
- 5Test by reacting to a real station message that includes an abbreviation.
Questions about this workflow
What should the message include?
Include the station abbreviation for the station info action.
Can I use this for any message?
It is most useful for messages about a specific station and should be set up with a reaction you use for that purpose.
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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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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