Check a flipbook preview without hunting for settings
Ask in Slack for a preview check and retrieve the Heyzine social metadata for the identified flipbook.
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 Flipbook Social Metadata
Tool to retrieve social metadata for a specific flipbook. Use after configuring social sharing to fetch title, description, and thumbnail.
Why this helps
Verifying how a publication appears when shared can require a distracting settings detour.
- See the current social title, description, and thumbnail metadata.
- Answer preview questions from the publication's Slack thread.
- Avoid manually searching through Heyzine settings.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Heyzine to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Ask Notis to retrieve current social metadata when someone requests a preview check in Slack and identifies the flipbook.
- 3Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger and select a run-report channel.
- 4Test with one real preview-check request for a known flipbook.
Questions about this workflow
Does this change the preview?
No. The selected Heyzine action retrieves the current social metadata for review.
What information can it return?
The action is described as retrieving the social title, description, and thumbnail for a flipbook.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Heyzine. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Heyzine actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Flipbook Link
Tool to create a direct flipbook link. Use when you have a document URL and want to convert it to a flipbook.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Flipbook Asynchronously
Tool to create a flipbook asynchronously. Use when converting large documents off-thread; poll for updates on conversion state.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create Flipbook Sync
Tool to convert a PDF, DOCX, or PPTX into a flipbook synchronously via REST API. Use when you need immediate flipbook URLs from a direct file link.
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 Flipbook
Tool to delete a flipbook. Use when you need to permanently remove an unwanted flipbook.
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 API Limits
Tool to retrieve API rate limits. Use when you need to check your current API usage and limits.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Flipbook Embed Code
Tool to retrieve HTML embed code for a flipbook. Use when you have a flipbook ID and need the <iframe> snippet to embed in a website.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Flipbook ID Tool
Tool to retrieve HTML for Flipbook ID tool. Use when you need to fetch the ID input tool page HTML for a specific flipbook.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Flipbook List
Tool to retrieve all flipbooks. Use when you need to list every flipbook for the authenticated account.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Heyzine, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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