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Turn a reaction into a reading reminder

Mark a shared article with a reaction and let Notis capture its source details for your later reading pass.

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 Article Data

Tool to extract information from articles, including authors, publication dates, and images. use when you need structured metadata from a web article url.

Why this helps

Saving a link for later often turns into remembering which message contained it.

  • Use a simple reaction to signal that an article is worth revisiting.
  • Capture article metadata without a separate note-taking step.
  • Make intentional reading easier to batch.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Diffbot to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
  • 3Write one instruction to extract article details from the message when your chosen reaction is added.
  • 4Select the Slack message-reaction-added trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
  • 5Test by reacting to one message that contains an article URL.

Questions about this workflow

Can the reaction be used as the save signal?

Yes. Choose the reaction trigger and explain in the instruction which messages should be processed.

What if the message contains no article link?

Ask Notis to skip messages without an article URL.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Slack triggers

Diffbot actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Diffbot Search

Tool to search data extracted by crawl or bulk jobs using dql queries. use after data extraction jobs complete to retrieve search results.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Diffbot Account Details

Tool to retrieve account details, including plan information and usage statistics. use after authenticating to verify subscription and daily quota status.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Analyze

Tool to automatically determine a page's content type and route it to the appropriate extraction api. use when you have only a url and need diffbot to choose the right extractor.

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 Article Data

Tool to extract information from articles, including authors, publication dates, and images. use when you need structured metadata from a web article url.

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 Discussion Thread

Tool to extract threads of content from forums, comment sections, and review pages. use when you need structured discussion data from web pages after identifying the discussion url.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

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

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Get Event

Tool to extract event details from web pages. use when you need structured event data such as venue, date, and description.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

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

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Get Image

Tool to extract detailed information about images, including dimensions and recognition data. use after confirming the image url is publicly accessible.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Get Product

Tool to extract product information such as specifications, prices, availability, and reviews. use when you need structured product data including specs, pricing, and reviews.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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