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Notis

A Slack channel that stays in sync with FreshBooks

When someone asks for the latest in your project channel, Notis pulls the current FreshBooks list and posts it, so the team is always looking at the same live picture instead of a stale copy in someone's notes.

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 Projects

Tool to list all projects for a business. use after confirming the business id.

Why this helps

Project status lives in too many heads and half-remembered messages, and it drifts out of date fast.

  • Give the whole team one live project picture
  • Replace stale status notes with a fresh pull
  • Keep the update in the channel where work happens

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and FreshBooks to Notis once from the portal.
  • 2Open Automations in the portal and choose New Automation.
  • 3Describe the outcome: when someone asks for a project update in this channel, list my FreshBooks projects and post them.
  • 4Select the Slack channel message trigger and choose the channel for run reports.
  • 5Post a test update request to confirm the sync works.

Questions about this workflow

How does Notis know it is an update request?

You describe the intent in plain language, so Notis only responds when the message is actually asking for the project status.

Can multiple people trigger it?

Yes. Anyone in the channel who asks for an update can trigger the fresh pull.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Slack triggers

Freshbooks actions

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

List Businesses

Tool to list all businesses associated with the authenticated user.

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

List Projects

Tool to list all projects for a business. use after confirming the business id.

ActionInstant

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

Reaction Removed Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.

TriggerInstant

New Bot Message Received Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.

TriggerInstant

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When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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