Validate contact emails for new Slack channels
Start every new project channel with a verified contact address.
Trigger
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Action
Email Validation
Tool to validate whether an email address is real and deliverable. use after collecting an email address to confirm deliverability.
Why this helps
New channels often begin with an unverified owner or vendor email that later causes follow-up problems.
- Catch bad owner addresses at channel creation
- Create a repeatable onboarding checkpoint
- Reduce missed introductions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Abstract once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation for new channel contact checks.
- 3Tell Notis to inspect the new channel context for an email and validate it when present.
- 4Pick New Channel Created as the trigger and choose where reports go.
- 5Test by creating a channel with a real contact email in its context.
Questions about this workflow
Where does the email come from?
Notis can use an email supplied in the channel creation context or a related message if available.
What if no email is present?
The automation can report that no address was available and skip validation.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Abstract. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Abstract actions
Recurring trigger
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New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Email Validation
Tool to validate whether an email address is real and deliverable. use after collecting an email address to confirm deliverability.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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Message Reaction Added
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Message Reaction Removed
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Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Abstract, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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