See where searchable data may live
A quick inventory of Elasticsearch indices can help answer where to look before a team begins a deeper search.
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
List Indices
Tool to list all available elasticsearch indices. use when you need to get a list of indices in your elasticsearch cluster, optionally filtering by pattern, health status, or other criteria.
Why this helps
People lose time trying likely index names or asking around to locate a dataset.
- Make available data locations easier to discover.
- Avoid repeated trial-and-error index lookups.
- Give teammates a concrete starting point for research.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Elasticsearch to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or tell Notis what data-location question it should handle.
- 3Use one prompt to ask for an Elasticsearch index list when a channel message asks where data may live.
- 4Choose the channel-message trigger and run-report channel, then test with a real data-location question.
Questions about this workflow
Does this search the documents too?
No. It lists indices. Use a query action for searches within an index.
Can the list be narrowed?
The list-indices action can filter by pattern, health status, or other available criteria; describe the need in the prompt.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Elasticsearch. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Elasticsearch actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Index Schema
Tool to get the complete schema/mapping of a specific elasticsearch index. use when you need to understand the structure, field types, and mappings of an index.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List Indices
Tool to list all available elasticsearch indices. use when you need to get a list of indices in your elasticsearch cluster, optionally filtering by pattern, health status, or other criteria.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Query Index
Tool to query an elasticsearch index with various filters, time ranges, and pagination support. use when you need to search for documents in an index with complex filtering criteria.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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 Elasticsearch, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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