Turn a Slack approval reaction into a tracked item
Make the signal your team already uses easier to find and act on.
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 a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Why this helps
An approval reaction can be easy to miss when the next step lives in a separate tracker.
- Capture items when the chosen reaction is added.
- Keep the original message context with the Airtable record.
- Reduce manual copying from Slack into a work queue.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Airtable once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Slack Approved Work Recorder.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis which reaction means an item is approved and to create an Airtable record with the message context and any stated next step.
- 4Pick the Message Reaction Added trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real message and the reaction you intend to use.
Questions about this workflow
Can I use any reaction as the approval signal?
Describe the emoji that your team uses as the approval signal in the instruction. The trigger supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Will it detect approval when someone reacts to an old message?
The trigger runs when a reaction is added. Ask Notis to use the reaction event's message context to create the record.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Airtable actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
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