Check Kibana indices from a Slack storage warning
Bring current index details into view when the team flags a storage concern.
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
Get Index Management Indices
Tool to fetch information about indices managed by kibana's index management feature. it queries the underlying elasticsearch / cat/indices api to retrieve index details. use when you need to list or get details about one or more indices in the cluster.
Why this helps
Index or storage concerns can prompt a manual search across tools at the same time other work is competing for attention.
- Retrieve Kibana index information in response to a warning.
- Give the team current details to review.
- Reduce the time spent starting a manual investigation.
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.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction to retrieve relevant Kibana index details when a Slack message flags storage or indexing concerns.
- 4Select the Slack channel-message trigger, choose a channel for run reports, and test with one real warning.
Questions about this workflow
Does this change or delete any indices?
No. This workflow retrieves index information for review.
Can it respond to unrelated messages?
Specify in the instruction that it should act only on messages reporting a storage or indexing concern.
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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.
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New Channel Created Trigger
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Channel Message Received
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Message Reaction Added
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Message Reaction Removed
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Reaction Added Trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Kibana, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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