Use a Slack reaction to check Contentful space details
When your team marks a space request with the agreed reaction, Notis can retrieve the associated space details for 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 space
Retrieves details of a specific space by its id. this action is used to get information about a single space in contentful.
Why this helps
A quick approval signal can be easy to miss, leaving the requested workspace check unfinished.
- Turn a clear reaction into a follow-up lookup.
- Reduce the mental load of remembering which requests need a space check.
- Keep the check tied to the message that prompted it.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Contentful to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with a single prompt explaining the agreed reaction and how to identify the specific Contentful space from its message.
- 3Select the Slack Message Reaction Added trigger and choose a run-report channel.
- 4Test by adding the agreed reaction to a real space-check message.
Questions about this workflow
Can the reaction trigger be limited to an emoji?
The trigger supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name; select the relevant trigger configuration.
Does the lookup publish or update anything?
No. This workflow retrieves details for a specific space.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Contentful. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Contentful actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get space
Retrieves details of a specific space by its id. this action is used to get information about a single space in contentful.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List spaces
Lists all spaces that the authenticated user has access to in contentful. this is a fundamental operation needed before performing any other content management actions since most operations require a space id.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Update space
Updates the name of a specific space. notes: - the version number is required to ensure you're updating the latest version of the space. - you can get the current version from the sys.version field when fetching space details. - only the name of the space can be updated.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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