Save Slack DM contacts as Instantly leads
When someone sends you an outreach contact by DM, Notis can save the lead in Instantly while the details are in front of you.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Create Lead
Tool to create a new lead. Use when you need to add an individual lead to a campaign.
Why this helps
Contacts shared privately can be especially easy to forget once you leave the DM and return to other work.
- Catch contacts shared directly with you.
- Keep the lead handoff close to the original DM.
- Avoid a separate copy-and-paste task.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Instantly to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3In a single plain-language instruction, tell Notis to create an Instantly lead when a Slack DM explicitly asks to save a contact and includes their email.
- 4Choose the Slack direct message trigger, select a channel for run reports, and test with one real contact DM.
Questions about this workflow
Does this include channel messages?
No. This workflow listens for Slack direct messages. Channel messages use a separate trigger.
Does it add every email mentioned in a DM?
Instruct Notis to act only when the message explicitly asks to save the contact for outreach.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Instantly. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Instantly actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Instantly, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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