Check reported website outages from Slack
When a teammate flags a site outage in Slack, run a Globalping measurement to gather reachability evidence without switching tools to start the check.
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
An outage report can trigger scattered manual checks and leave the founder unsure whether the problem is local or widespread.
- Start a network check from the channel where the incident was raised.
- Gather observations from multiple probe locations for faster triage.
- Keep the initial response moving without asking someone to open another tool.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Globalping to Notis once through the portal.
- 2In Automations, create an automation and describe in one prompt that site outage reports in the chosen Slack channel should start a Globalping measurement for the mentioned hostname.
- 3Select the Slack Channel Message Received trigger and choose where Notis should report runs.
- 4Test with one real outage report that includes a hostname.
Questions about this workflow
What should the Slack report include?
Include the affected hostname so Notis can use it to create a relevant Globalping measurement.
Does this determine the cause of an outage?
No. It starts a network measurement that can provide evidence for investigation; your team still interprets the results.
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.
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.
When this happens · Trigger
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