Turn a Slack dashboard reaction into a Kibana dashboard
Flag dashboard ideas for action with a signal the team already understands.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Create Dashboard
Tool to create a new dashboard in kibana. use when you need to create a dashboard to visualize data. dashboards can contain visualizations, saved searches, and other embeddable objects.
Why this helps
Dashboard ideas can be acknowledged in chat and still have no clear next step.
- Give a designated reaction a practical follow-up.
- Move dashboard requests into Kibana sooner.
- Reduce repeated reminders about ideas the team already approved.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Kibana to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Describe in one plain-language instruction how to create a Kibana dashboard when a message receives your agreed dashboard-request reaction.
- 4Select the Slack reaction-added trigger and the chosen emoji, choose a channel for run reports, and test on one real request.
Questions about this workflow
What should the reaction represent?
Use a reaction that your team agrees means a dashboard request should move forward.
Can I control which messages qualify?
Tell Notis in the instruction to act only on reacted-to messages that request a dashboard.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Kibana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Kibana actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Delete Action
Tool to delete an action in kibana. use when you need to remove a specific action by its id, optionally within a specific space.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Alerting Rule
Tool to delete an alerting rule in kibana. use when you need to remove a specific alerting rule by its id.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Delete Connector
Tool to delete a connector in kibana. use when you need to remove an existing connector.
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 Fleet Output
Tool to delete a specific output configuration in kibana fleet. use when you need to remove an existing output by its id.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Delete Fleet Proxy
Tool to delete a specific fleet proxy configuration by its id. use when you need to remove an existing proxy setup.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete List
Deletes a list. use when you want to delete a list by its id.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Osquery Saved Query
Tool to delete a saved osquery query by its id. use when you need to remove a specific osquery saved query.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete Saved Object
Tool to delete a saved object in kibana. use when you need to remove a specific saved object like a visualization or dashboard.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Kibana, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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