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Capture production error reports from Slack in Honeybadger

When someone posts a concrete production error in a Slack channel, send its diagnostic details to Honeybadger for follow-up.

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

Error reports can get buried in busy channels before anyone records them in the monitoring tool.

  • Preserves reported error context in Honeybadger.
  • Reduces manual copying between chat and monitoring.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Honeybadger to Notis once through the portal.
  • 2In Automations, create an automation and describe in one prompt that concrete production error reports in Slack should be sent to Honeybadger as exception notices with their diagnostic details.
  • 3Select Channel Message Received as the trigger.
  • 4Choose a channel for run reports, then test with one real error report that includes diagnostic details.

Questions about this workflow

Will every Slack message become an exception notice?

The prompt should direct Notis to act only on messages that clearly report a production error and include useful diagnostic details.

What should a useful test message include?

Use a real report with an error description and any available stack trace or relevant context.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Report Check-In

Tool to report a check-in (ping) to Honeybadger. Use when monitoring scheduled tasks to signal they're running on time.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Report Deployment

Tool to report a new deployment to Honeybadger. Use after a successful release to notify Honeybadger of the deployment.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Report Event

Tool to send custom events to Honeybadger Insights. Use when recording structured NDJSON telemetry.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Report Exception

Tool to report an exception notice to Honeybadger. Use when sending error details (stack trace, context) for diagnostics.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Upload File to S3

Tool to upload a local file to a managed S3 bucket. Use when preparing files for source-map uploads.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Upload Source Map

Tool to upload JavaScript source maps for error de-minification. Use after deploying assets to Honeybadger to attach source maps.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and Honeybadger, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

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