Keep announced deadlines visible
When a deadline appears in a conversation, give it a place in your plan.
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
Insert Task
Creates a new task in a given `tasklist id`, optionally as a subtask of an existing `task parent` or positioned after an existing `task previous` sibling, where both `task parent` and `task previous` must belong to the same `tasklist id` if specified.
Why this helps
Dates are stated in Slack but are easy to miss when planning happens somewhere else.
- Bring explicit deadlines into the task list.
- Retain what the due date applies to.
- Reduce repeated searching for dates mentioned in old threads.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Tasks to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one plain-language instruction to create a task for channel messages that state a concrete deadline and the work due.
- 3Select Channel Message Received as the trigger.
- 4Choose a channel for run reports and test with one real deadline message.
Questions about this workflow
Will it invent due dates for vague timing?
Tell Notis to use only dates explicitly stated in the message and leave ambiguous timing out of the task due date.
What if the message has no deadline?
The prompt can limit task creation to messages with a concrete deadline.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Google Tasks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Google Tasks actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Clear tasks
Permanently clears all completed tasks from a specified google tasks list; this action is destructive and idempotent.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a task list
Creates a new task list with the specified title.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Delete task
Deletes a specified task from a given task list in google tasks.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Delete task list
Permanently deletes an existing google task list, identified by `tasklist id`, along with all its tasks; this operation is irreversible.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get Task
Use to retrieve a specific google task if its `task id` and parent `tasklist id` are known.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get task list
Retrieves a specific task list from the user's google tasks if the `tasklist id` exists for the authenticated user.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Insert Task
Creates a new task in a given `tasklist id`, optionally as a subtask of an existing `task parent` or positioned after an existing `task previous` sibling, where both `task parent` and `task previous` must belong to the same `tasklist id` if specified.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
List task lists
Fetches the authenticated user's task lists from google tasks; results may be paginated.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Google Tasks, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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