Look up a Contentful space from a Slack question
Ask about a specific space in Slack and get its Contentful details surfaced for the team.
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 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
Space questions often trigger a manual app switch and a follow-up message with details that were available all along.
- Answer specific space questions with a direct lookup.
- Keep the request and its useful context near the team conversation.
- Avoid reopening Contentful just to retrieve basic space details.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Contentful to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with a plain-language prompt to retrieve details for the named Contentful space when asked in a channel.
- 3Select the Slack channel message trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Test with a real question about a known space.
Questions about this workflow
What can this action retrieve?
The Get space action retrieves details for one space when its ID is available to the automation.
Will it find an unknown space by name?
This action requires a specific space ID. Use a prompt that supplies enough context to identify the intended 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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