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Bring unread Beamer updates into your comms review

When a communications review starts in Slack, have Notis retrieve unread Beamer notifications for a concise run report.

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 Notifications

Tool to fetch unread notifications. use after providing user context to retrieve and mark notifications as read.

Why this helps

A routine review can overlook unread product updates when the team has to remember a separate Beamer check.

  • Surface unread updates during an existing review moment.
  • Reduce the chance that a notification sits unnoticed.
  • Keep the review focused with a single report.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Beamer to Notis once through the portal.
  • 2Create an automation using the Slack channel message trigger.
  • 3Describe in one instruction when a comms review message should cue retrieval of unread Beamer notifications.
  • 4Choose a channel for run reports and test with a real review kickoff message.

Questions about this workflow

Does this retrieve only unread notifications?

Yes. The selected Beamer action fetches unread notifications.

Could retrieval mark them read?

The action may mark retrieved notifications as read, so use it when the team is ready to review them.

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.

TriggerScheduled

Count Posts

Tool to count existing posts. use when you need the number of posts matching specific filters.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Feed

Tool to retrieve the url for your standalone feed. use after embedding to fetch the feed link for embedding or sharing.

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 Feeds

Tool to retrieve the url for your feed. use when you need to embed or access your standalone feed.

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 Feed URL

Tool to retrieve the url for your personalized feed. use after setting segmentation or language options to embed or redirect users.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

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

TriggerInstant

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.

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 Notifications

Tool to fetch unread notifications. use after providing user context to retrieve and mark notifications as read.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Post Comments

Tool to retrieve comments for a specific post. use after identifying the post id to list its comments.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

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