Capture API failure details from Slack
Preserve a reported API failure and its available diagnostic details in Honeybadger for investigation.
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
Report Exception
Tool to report an exception notice to Honeybadger. Use when sending error details (stack trace, context) for diagnostics.
Why this helps
API failures can be described in conversation without a consistent handoff to the error tracker.
- Sends concrete API failure details to Honeybadger.
- Avoids repeated manual transfer of endpoint context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Honeybadger to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one prompt telling Notis to send a Honeybadger exception notice for Slack messages that clearly report an API failure and include diagnostic context.
- 3Select Channel Message Received as the trigger.
- 4Choose a channel for run reports and test with one real API failure report.
Questions about this workflow
Will every API question trigger an exception?
The prompt should require a reported failure, not a general question or discussion.
What context is helpful?
Include the endpoint or operation and any error details available in the message.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Honeybadger. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Honeybadger actions
Recurring trigger
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New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Report Event
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Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Report Exception
Tool to report an exception notice to Honeybadger. Use when sending error details (stack trace, context) for diagnostics.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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Message Reaction Added
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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 Honeybadger, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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