Use a Slack reaction to request a check
A consistent reaction can mark a message for a network check, avoiding another round of instructions when the team already has shared context.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Create Measurement
Tool to create and trigger a network measurement. Use when you need connectivity checks from specific geographic or network locations.
Why this helps
Requests hidden in conversation can be hard to distinguish from updates that need no action.
- Give the team a low-effort way to mark a check request.
- Keep the request attached to the message that contains the host.
- Reduce clarification and context switching for routine checks.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Globalping to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one prompt to start a Globalping measurement for a hostname in a message when the chosen reaction is added.
- 3Select Message Reaction Added, configure its available channel or emoji filter if useful, and choose the run-report channel.
- 4Test by adding the chosen reaction to one real message containing a hostname.
Questions about this workflow
Can the reaction event be filtered?
The event supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
What needs to be in the reacted-to message?
Include the hostname and enough context for Notis's plain-language instruction to identify the requested check.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Globalping. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Globalping actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Measurement
Tool to create and trigger a network measurement. Use when you need connectivity checks from specific geographic or network locations.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Measurement Results
Tool to get measurement results by ID. Use when you need to retrieve the status and detailed per-probe results of an existing measurement.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
GlobalPing Health Check
Tool to check API health status. Use when verifying API availability.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
List Probes
Tool to list all currently connected probes. Use after authenticating with the API to retrieve online probe metadata.
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 Globalping, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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