Connect Slack to Census bureau
When something happens in Slack, Notis takes the next step in Census bureau. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.
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Ways Notis can move work from Slack to Census bureau
Answer channel questions about local market size
When a Slack channel asks about the size or profile of a US market, retrieve recent ACS 1-year estimates for the named geography and relevant population indicators.
Check regional customer profiles from Slack
When a Slack discussion identifies a target US area, retrieve ACS 5-year estimates for selected population characteristics to inform customer profile assumptions.
Check business density for an industry and county
When Slack names a US county and industry for expansion or competitor research, retrieve County Business Patterns data for establishment and employment context.
Retrieve annual business survey data from a Slack request
When a channel asks for annual business statistics, use the stated year and ABS endpoint to retrieve the matching American Business Survey data.
Review community resilience for a named area
When a Slack planning message asks about community resilience for a US area, retrieve Community Resilience Estimates using the stated year, variables, and geography.
Check population estimates from a Slack DM
When a DM asks about population change for a US geography, retrieve Population Estimates Program data for the specified vintage and dataset.
Run an ACS lookup when a research message gets approved
When a specified approval reaction is added to a Slack research message, retrieve relevant ACS 5-year estimates for the geography and variables in that message.
Check Census variable details before planning a query
When a Slack thread names a Census dataset, year, and variable, retrieve variable metadata so the team can review its label, concept, type, and valid values.
Retrieve a decennial baseline for a planning geography
When a Slack message requests a decennial baseline, retrieve Census data for the named geography, vintage, and dataset.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Census bureau actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get ACS 1-Year Estimates
Tool to retrieve 1-year american community survey (acs) estimates for a specified geography. use when you need the most recent annual acs data for a given area.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get ACS 5-Year Estimates
Tool to retrieve 5-year american community survey estimates for a specified year. use when detailed acs data by geography and variables is required.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get American Business Survey
Tool to retrieve annual business survey (abs) data for a specified year and endpoint.
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 Community Resilience Estimates
Tool to retrieve community resilience estimates for a specified year. use after selecting variables and geography to get cre data for analysis.
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 County Business Patterns
Tool to retrieve county business patterns (cbp) data for a specified year. use when you need county-level business establishment and employment statistics filtered by industry and geography.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Decennial Census Data
Tool to retrieve decennial census data for a specified vintage and dataset. use when you need census variables for a given geography.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Population Estimates
Tool to retrieve population estimates program (pep) data for a specified vintage and dataset. use when you need population or demographic estimates for specific geographies.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Variable Details
Tool to retrieve metadata for a specific variable in a census dataset for a given year. use when you need the label, concept, data type, attribute codes, and valid-value constraints.
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Database triggers
Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.
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