Create a map snapshot from your Slack event plan
Ask Notis for a map image centered on the venue or meetup location discussed in Slack.
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
Get Map Image
Tool to retrieve a static map image. Use when you need a custom map snapshot after specifying center, zoom, overlays, or styles.
Why this helps
People can miss location context when event details are scattered through a long planning thread.
- Retrieve a static map image for a specified center and zoom.
- Give the team a visual location reference alongside the event plan.
- Reduce repeated questions about where the venue is.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Here to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis to create it conversationally.
- 3Use one instruction asking Notis to retrieve a Here map image when a channel message requests a snapshot for an event location, using the stated center and useful map preferences.
- 4Select Slack Channel Message Received and choose the run-report channel.
- 5Test with a venue address and a request for a map snapshot.
Questions about this workflow
What details help create the snapshot?
Provide the location to center on and, when known, a useful zoom or visual preference.
Can this return a map image?
Yes. Here Get Map Image retrieves a static map image after center, zoom, overlays, or styles are specified.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Here. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Here actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Here, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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