Start a Kadoa crawl from Slack
A clear crawl request in Slack can start the crawl session right away, so the research task does not have to wait for a manual handoff.
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
Start Crawl Session
Tool to start a web crawling session. Use when you need to initiate a crawl with configuration parameters.
Why this helps
Someone asks for a site crawl, but the request sits in the channel until a person switches tools and starts it.
- Start requested crawling while the source context is easy to find.
- Keep the collection request connected to the discussion that prompted it.
- Reduce manual starts for repeatable research tasks.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Kadoa to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation through the portal or by telling Notis the desired outcome.
- 3Use one plain-language instruction describing which channel requests should start a Kadoa crawl and how to identify the site or crawl scope.
- 4Select Channel Message Received and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with a real crawl request that specifies a target site.
Questions about this workflow
Can this crawl any site mentioned in Slack?
The instruction should define which requests qualify and how Notis should identify the target site and scope. Test with the kinds of requests your team actually uses.
Does this create a reusable Kadoa workflow?
No. This action starts a crawl session. Choose Create Workflow if the goal is to set up a reusable extraction workflow.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Kadoa. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Kadoa actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Notification Channel
Tool to create a notification channel for alerts delivery.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Enable Data Validation
Tool to enable data validation on a specified workflow. Use after creating or updating a workflow to enforce its validation rules.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Fetch workflow configuration
Tool to fetch an advanced workflow’s configuration details. Use when you have a workflow ID and need its steps and metadata.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get all locations
Tool to retrieve a list of all available locations. Use when you need to know supported locations before performing location-dependent operations. Use after authenticating with your API key.
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 Crawled Page Content
Tool to retrieve content of a crawled page. Use when you need the HTML or Markdown of a page from a specific crawling session.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Crawled Pages
Tool to list pages crawled during a session. Use when you need to paginate through results after starting a crawl session.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Crawl Status
Tool to fetch current status of a crawling session. Use when you need to check progress of a crawl by its session ID.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Notification Event Types
Tool to retrieve supported notification event types. Use when you need to enumerate available notification triggers.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Kadoa, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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