Use a Slack reaction to bring up Heartbeat member context
A simple reaction can be the team's cue to gather context. Notis can retrieve the related Heartbeat profile so you do not need to pause and look it up yourself.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Retrieve User
Tool to retrieve a single user by their ID. Use when you need to get detailed information about a specific user in the Heartbeat community.
Why this helps
A marked message often creates an implicit follow-up, but the context needed to act may live in a different tool.
- Turns an agreed reaction into a quick lookup cue.
- Reduces the gap between noticing a message and finding its community context.
- Helps keep member-related follow-up grounded in Heartbeat information.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Heartbeat to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or describe the desired outcome to Notis in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve the Heartbeat user profile related to a message when the agreed Slack reaction is added.
- 4Select the Slack Message Reaction Added trigger, choose the relevant reaction if desired, and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test by adding the agreed reaction to a real message that identifies a Heartbeat member.
Questions about this workflow
Can the trigger be restricted to a particular reaction?
The Slack reaction trigger supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Can it identify a user from any message?
Not reliably. The instruction should tell Notis what identifying context to use, and the message should contain enough information to find the member.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Heartbeat. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Heartbeat actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Events
Tool to retrieve event information from the community. Use when you need to list events with optional pagination support.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List channels
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of channels in the community. Use when you need to list, browse, or search for channels in the Heartbeat community. Supports filtering by archived status, channel type, and pagination.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
List Groups
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of access groups in the community. Use when you need to browse groups with optional filters for parent groups or user membership. Supports cursor-based pagination.
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 Users
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of users in the Heartbeat community. Use when you need to get user information with optional filtering by creation date, group membership, or role.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Reactivate User
Tool to reactivate a previously deleted user by email to allow them to access the community again. Use when you need to restore access for a user who was previously removed.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Retrieve Group
Tool to retrieve a single group by its ID. Use when you need to get detailed information about a specific group in the Heartbeat community.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Retrieve User
Tool to retrieve a single user by their ID. Use when you need to get detailed information about a specific user in the Heartbeat community.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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