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Start a network baseline for planned maintenance

Use the maintenance announcement as a cue for a network measurement, so the baseline step does not become another item to remember.

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

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

Planned work brings enough coordination that pre-change network checks can fall through the cracks.

  • Attach a baseline check to the maintenance notice.
  • Keep the affected hostname close to the measurement request.
  • Reduce manual follow-up before planned network changes.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Globalping to Notis once through the portal.
  • 2Create an automation with one plain-language prompt to start a Globalping measurement for the hostname in maintenance announcements in the selected channel.
  • 3Select Slack Channel Message Received and a channel for run reports.
  • 4Test with one real maintenance announcement that names the affected host.

Questions about this workflow

Does this run before maintenance begins?

It starts when the Slack message arrives. Include suitable timing in the announcement and decide whether this trigger timing fits your process.

Is this a complete before-and-after comparison?

No. This workflow starts a measurement from the announcement; it does not schedule a second measurement automatically.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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.

TriggerScheduled

Create Measurement

Tool to create and trigger a network measurement. Use when you need connectivity checks from specific geographic or network locations.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

GlobalPing Health Check

Tool to check API health status. Use when verifying API availability.

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 Probes

Tool to list all currently connected probes. Use after authenticating with the API to retrieve online probe metadata.

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

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