Answer carbon avoidance questions with an Ecologi lookup
When someone asks about offsets in a channel, Notis can retrieve your Ecologi avoided-emissions total for a timely reply.
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 User Carbon Offset
Tool to get the total tonnes of CO2e emissions a user has avoided (carbon offset). Data refreshes every 10 minutes. No authentication required.
Why this helps
A simple sustainability question can trigger a distracting search through dashboards and old updates.
- Get the user's Ecologi carbon avoidance total from a channel prompt.
- Reduce interruptions caused by searching for the latest figure.
- Keep a source-based figure available for follow-up.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Ecologi to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create the automation in Automations or ask Notis to create it conversationally.
- 3Write one instruction asking Notis to retrieve the Ecologi carbon offset total when a Slack channel message asks about avoided emissions.
- 4Select Slack Channel Message Received and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a real channel question about the offset total.
Questions about this workflow
What figure does this retrieve?
It retrieves the user's total tonnes of CO2e emissions avoided through Ecologi.
Does it monitor direct messages?
No. This workflow uses the Slack channel-message trigger, which does not match direct messages.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Ecologi. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Ecologi actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get User Carbon Offset
Tool to get the total tonnes of CO2e emissions a user has avoided (carbon offset). Data refreshes every 10 minutes. No authentication required.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get User Carbon Removal
Tool to retrieve the total tonnes of CO₂e a user has permanently removed from the atmosphere. Data refreshes every 10 minutes. Use when checking carbon offset impact for a specific Ecologi user or business.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get User Habitat Restoration
Tool to get the total area of habitat and ecosystem a user has restored. Data refreshes every 10 minutes. No authentication required.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get User Impact
Tool to get a combination of all impact types a user has funded: trees, carbon avoidance, carbon removal, and habitat restoration, in a single request. Data refreshes every 10 minutes and no authentication is required.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get User Trees
Tool to get the total number of trees a user has funded on Ecologi. Use when you need to retrieve tree statistics for a specific user. Data refreshes every 10 minutes.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Ecologi, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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