Fetch Basin submissions after a Slack approval
Turn a small approval signal into the next step of your review.
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 Submissions
Tool to retrieve all submissions for a specific form. use when you need to list entries after obtaining the form id.
Why this helps
After a decision is made in Slack, someone still has to remember to go find the latest submissions.
- Tie a lightweight approval signal to a concrete review step.
- Reduce the chance that agreed follow-up gets forgotten.
- Bring the current submissions into the review workflow.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Basin to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation that fetches submissions for the form referenced in a Slack message when it receives your chosen approval reaction.
- 3Select Slack Message Reaction Added and choose a report channel.
- 4Test by reacting to a real message that identifies the form to review.
Questions about this workflow
Can the reaction identify the form?
Include enough context in the message for Notis to understand which Basin form the request refers to.
Does the workflow change submissions?
No. It retrieves submissions for review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Basin. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Basin actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Form
Tool to create a new form in basin. use when you need to automate form setup with name, timezone, and project association; optionally configure redirect, notifications, or spam protection.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Form Webhook
Tool to create a new webhook for a specific form. use when you need to programmatically add a webhook once you have the form id and callback url confirmed.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create Notification
Tool to create a new notification webhook. use when you need to forward form submissions to an external service.
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 Project
Tool to create a new basin project. use when you need a new organizational container for forms. example: "create a project named marketing leads."
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 Form
Tool to delete a form. use when permanently removing a form after it's no longer needed. ensure the form id is correct; this operation is irreversible.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Integration
Tool to delete a form webhook integration. use when removing an obsolete integration by id.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Project
Tool to delete a project. use when you need to remove a project after confirming its id. returns the deleted project's details.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a specific webhook. use when you need to remove a webhook from a form after confirming its id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Basin, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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