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Check contractor payment rates from Slack

Get the latest rate for a contractor's payment currency without turning a Slack decision into another research task.

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 Latest Exchange Rates

Tool to get real-time exchange rate data for all available or specified currencies. use when you need current forex rates before performing currency conversions.

Why this helps

Payment details often arrive while a founder is handling several other decisions, making extra lookup steps easy to postpone.

  • Bring current rate context into contractor payment discussions.
  • Reduce manual lookup steps when processing payment details.
  • Keep rate checks tied to the message that prompted them.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Fixer to Notis once through the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis to check contractor payment currencies in Slack.
  • 3Give Notis one plain-language instruction to retrieve the latest rate for the payment currency and relevant comparison currency.
  • 4Choose the Slack channel message trigger and a run-report channel, then test with one real payment discussion.

Questions about this workflow

Does the workflow make the contractor payment?

No. It retrieves exchange rate information from Fixer. Payment execution remains a separate step.

What if the message leaves out the currency?

Ask Notis in the prompt to report when the message does not identify the currency clearly, so you can fill in the missing context.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Slack triggers

Fixer actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get Historical Rates

Tool to get historical exchange rate data for a specific date. use when you need past currency rates for all or selected currencies.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Latest Exchange Rates

Tool to get real-time exchange rate data for all available or specified currencies. use when you need current forex rates before performing currency conversions.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Supported Symbols

Tool to retrieve all supported currency symbols and their full names. use when you need to display or validate available currencies before performing conversions.

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

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

Message Reaction Added

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

TriggerInstant

Message Reaction Removed

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

TriggerInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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