Bring Beamer category context into new product channels
When a team creates a product-area Slack channel, have Notis retrieve the corresponding Beamer category details for the run report.
Trigger
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Action
Get Category
Tool to retrieve a specific category by its id. use when you need to load metadata for a category before filtering or grouping posts by that category.
Why this helps
New project spaces often begin without shared context about where customer updates belong.
- Surface category information as a channel is being established.
- Reduce the time spent locating announcement organization details.
- Give the team a useful starting point for communication planning.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Beamer to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with the Slack new channel created trigger.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis to load Beamer category details when the new channel name indicates a product area and report the match.
- 4Choose a channel for run reports and test by creating a real planning channel.
Questions about this workflow
Can the action discover every category automatically?
The listed action retrieves a specific category by id. The instruction needs enough known context or a category identifier for a useful lookup.
Does this create a Beamer category?
No. It only retrieves category information.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Beamer. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Beamer actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Count Posts
Tool to count existing posts. use when you need the number of posts matching specific filters.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Category
Tool to retrieve a specific category by its id. use when you need to load metadata for a category before filtering or grouping posts by that category.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Feed
Tool to retrieve the url for your standalone feed. use after embedding to fetch the feed link for embedding or sharing.
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 Feeds
Tool to retrieve the url for your feed. use when you need to embed or access your standalone feed.
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 Feed URL
Tool to retrieve the url for your personalized feed. use after setting segmentation or language options to embed or redirect users.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Notification
Tool to retrieve details of a specific notification by its unique notification id. use after obtaining the notification id to fetch its full details.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Notifications
Tool to fetch unread notifications. use after providing user context to retrieve and mark notifications as read.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Post Comments
Tool to retrieve comments for a specific post. use after identifying the post id to list its comments.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Beamer, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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