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Find visual emoji references from a reaction

Turn a reaction into a quick lookup of Giphy emoji GIF objects the team can consider reusing.

Trigger

Message Reaction Added

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

Action

GIPHY Emoji

Tool to fetch GIPHY emoji GIF objects. Use when you need a paginated list of GIPHY emojis.

Why this helps

A reaction that works well in one conversation can be hard to recreate consistently across team channels.

  • Provides a browsable source of emoji visuals
  • Makes team reactions easier to reuse consistently
  • Uses an existing message reaction as the cue

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Giphy to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create an automation or ask Notis to retrieve Giphy emoji GIF objects when a chosen Slack reaction is added.
  • 3Pick the Message Reaction Added trigger and choose where Notis should report runs.
  • 4Test with one real reaction and inspect the returned emoji objects.

Questions about this workflow

Can it return one matching emoji only?

Giphy Emoji returns paginated emoji GIF objects; the prompt can ask Notis to identify a suitable result.

Does the lookup publish the emoji in Slack?

No, it retrieves Giphy objects for review.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Slack triggers

Giphy actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Giphy Analytics Register

Tool to register user interactions (view, click, send) with a GIF for analytics. Use when you have the analytics payload, timestamp, and user ID to record the event.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Emoji Variations

Tool to fetch variations for a specific emoji. Use when you have an emoji's GIF ID and want its variations.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get GIF by ID

Tool to fetch GIF metadata by its unique ID. Use when you have a valid GIF ID to retrieve metadata.

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

Get GIFs by IDs

Tool to fetch metadata for multiple GIFs by their IDs. Use when you need information on up to 100 known GIF IDs.

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

Get Sticker by ID

Tool to fetch sticker metadata by its unique ID. Use when you have a valid sticker ID to retrieve metadata.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

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

TriggerInstant

Get Stickers by IDs

Tool to fetch metadata for multiple stickers by their IDs. Use when you need information on up to 100 known sticker IDs.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

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

TriggerInstant

GIPHY Categories

Tool to fetch a list of GIF categories on GIPHY. Use when you need to browse available categories before selecting one.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

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

TriggerInstant

GIPHY: Get Category by ID

Tool to fetch metadata for a GIF category by its unique ID. Use when you need details for a specific category identifier.

ActionInstant

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