Send important Slack questions by email
Keep questions from disappearing in busy channels. Notis can turn a Slack question into a focused email request.
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
Send Email
Send an email using agentmail api
Why this helps
Questions get buried in fast-moving channels and nobody knows who must answer.
- Preserves the original question and nearby context
- Makes ownership and response timing explicit
- Reduces repeated follow-up in Slack
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Agent mail in Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation and name it for channel question escalation.
- 3Tell Notis to email the right specialist with the question, context, and requested reply time.
- 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test it with one real channel question.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis decide which specialist should receive the email?
Yes. Include your routing rules in the instruction, or ask Notis to flag the recipient when the message lacks enough context.
Does this include private channel messages?
The trigger supports public, private, and multi-party IM channel messages, subject to your Slack access.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Agent mail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Agent mail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Message
Get a specific message from an agentmail inbox
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List Messages
List messages from an agentmail inbox
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Send Email
Send an email using agentmail api
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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 Agent mail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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