Start a route investigation from Slack
Route investigations can begin right in the troubleshooting channel when someone names the destination and asks for a traceroute.
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
Troubleshooting stalls when a request to inspect a route is separated from the tool used to gather evidence.
- Translate an explicit request into a measurement start.
- Keep the destination connected to the troubleshooting conversation.
- Gather route evidence without a manual tool handoff.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Globalping to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one instruction to start a Globalping traceroute measurement when a message in the chosen channel requests one for a named destination.
- 3Select Slack Channel Message Received and a channel for run reports.
- 4Test with one real traceroute request that includes its destination.
Questions about this workflow
Will it run on every message with a hostname?
Describe in the prompt that the message must explicitly request a traceroute, so ordinary mentions do not imply a check.
What should the request include?
Name the destination host so the measurement has a clear target.
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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