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Find better eBay search terms from Slack

Ask for search wording where the conversation is happening, and let Notis fetch eBay autocomplete suggestions for you.

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

eBay Autocomplete

Tool to fetch eBay autocomplete suggestions. Use when needing search-term-based suggestions from Countdown API.

Why this helps

Research stalls when founders have to leave a conversation, open another tool, and guess which search phrase to try.

  • Get useful search phrasing without switching tools.
  • Keep product research requests in the conversation where they came up.
  • Reduce repeated guessing when exploring a product category.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Countdown api to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal and describe in plain language how to recognize a Slack request for eBay search suggestions and return relevant autocomplete terms.
  • 3Pick the Slack channel message trigger, choose where Notis reports runs, and test with one real search request.

Questions about this workflow

Will this run for every Slack message?

The automation prompt should tell Notis to act only when a message clearly requests eBay search suggestions.

Does it create or run a collection?

No. It uses Countdown api's eBay Autocomplete action to return search-term suggestions.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Countdown api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slack triggers

Countdown api actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Clear Collection Requests

Tool to clear all requests from a specified collection. Use when you need to remove all queued requests for an idle collection.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create a new collection

Tool to create a new collection. Use when you need to batch and orchestrate multiple requests on a schedule.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Collection

Tool to retrieve details for a single collection by ID. Use when you need collection metadata and counts for a given collection ID.

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

List Collections

Tool to list all collections for the authenticated account. Use when you need to retrieve paginated collections with filtering, sorting, and timing constraints.

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

Start Collection

Tool to start processing a collection's queued requests. Use after creating or pausing a collection to initiate its queued requests.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

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

TriggerInstant

Update an existing collection

Tool to update an existing collection. Use when you need to modify collection settings before scheduling runs.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

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

TriggerInstant

eBay Autocomplete

Tool to fetch eBay autocomplete suggestions. Use when needing search-term-based suggestions from Countdown API.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Destination

Tool to create a destination. Use when you need to set up a new destination for results or notifications.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

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