Request droplet details with a Slack reaction
Mark a server question for follow-up with a reaction, then let Notis retrieve details for the named droplet.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Retrieve Existing Droplet
Tool to show information about an individual droplet by id. use when you have a droplet id and need detailed status.
Why this helps
Small infrastructure follow-ups get buried when they depend on remembering to revisit a message later.
- Turn a deliberate reaction into an easy follow-up cue.
- Retrieve details for a known droplet without leaving the message context.
- Make a lightweight signal useful for infrastructure triage.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and DigitalOcean to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one prompt to retrieve droplet details when a selected reaction is added to a message containing a droplet ID.
- 3Choose Message Reaction Added, set the reaction filter if needed, and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Test by adding the chosen reaction to a real message with an authorized droplet ID.
Questions about this workflow
Will every reaction trigger the lookup?
Choose a reaction filter in the trigger if you want to reserve this workflow for a particular signal.
What if the message has no droplet ID?
The retrieve action needs an ID. Add it to the message before using the reaction as the lookup cue.
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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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