Look up a droplet from a Slack DM
Make private server follow-up easier: ask in a Slack DM and retrieve the corresponding DigitalOcean droplet details.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
List All Droplets
Tool to list all droplets in your account. use when you need an overview of droplets, optionally filtered by tag. use after authentication.
Why this helps
A private infrastructure request is easy to lose when it requires stopping work to find the server in a separate dashboard.
- Handle one-to-one server requests from the conversation where they arrive.
- Retrieve details for a known droplet instead of scanning the full account.
- Reduce the chance of forgetting a private follow-up.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and DigitalOcean to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one plain-language prompt to retrieve a droplet's details when a Slack DM asks about a server and provides its ID.
- 3Select Direct Message Received and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Test with a real DM that includes the ID of a droplet you are authorized to review.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow find a droplet without an ID?
The retrieve action requires a droplet ID. Include it in the request or use a separate inventory lookup workflow.
Does this restart or modify the droplet?
No. It retrieves the existing droplet's details.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Digital ocean. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Digital ocean actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Custom Image
Tool to create a new custom image by providing a url to a linux vm image. use when you need to import a vm image into digitalocean after specifying name, url, distribution, and region.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Database Cluster
Tool to create a new managed database cluster. use when you need to provision a database cluster with name, engine, version, region, size, and number of nodes.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create New Block Storage Volume
Tool to create a new block storage volume. use when you need to provision persistent block storage after confirming the target region supports volumes. example: "create a 100 gib ext4 backup volume named 'db-backup' in nyc1."
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create New Domain
Tool to create a new domain. use when you have the domain name and optionally an ip address to assign an a record.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create Domain Record
Tool to create a new dns record for a domain. use after confirming domain exists and record specifics.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create New Droplet
Tool to create a new droplet. use when you need to provision a vm with name, region, size, and image.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create New Firewall
Tool to create a new firewall. use when you need to define a firewall name and custom rules (requires at least one inbound and one outbound rule).
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create New Kubernetes Cluster
Tool to create a new kubernetes cluster. use when you have finalized the cluster name, region, version, and at least one node pool. confirm region supports kubernetes clusters before use.
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