Resolve team details in Slack
Turn an ambiguous club name into a usable sports identity.
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 Teams
Tool to retrieve available teams. use when filtering teams by id, name, league, season, country, code, venue, or search before fetching detailed team data.
Why this helps
Similar team names create errors when people build fixture or performance queries.
- Reduces query mistakes
- Provides useful team context
- Makes later sports lookups easier
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Api sports in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named Team Lookup.
- 3Describe that team mentions should return matching names, countries, and identifiers.
- 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger and choose the report destination.
- 5Test with one ambiguous team name.
Questions about this workflow
Can it search by country?
Yes. Include the country or competition context in the Slack message.
What if several teams match?
Have the automation list candidates and ask which one to use.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Api sports. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Api sports actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Coaches
Tool to fetch coaches and their career history. use when you need coach info by id, team filter, or name search.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Countries
Tool to fetch available countries for league queries. use when filtering by name, code, or search string before retrieving leagues.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Fixtures
Tool to retrieve football fixtures/matches. use when filtering fixtures by id, date, league, season, team, or date ranges to get upcoming or past matches.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get fixtures events
Tool to get events (goals, cards, substitutions, var, etc.) from a fixture. use when you need detailed event data after confirming the fixture 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.
Get Head-to-Head Fixtures
Tool to get head-to-head fixtures between two teams. use after determining team ids to compare their direct match history.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Fixture Lineups
Tool to retrieve starting xi and substitutes for a fixture. use after confirming fixture id; optionally filter by team, player, or section (startxi/substitutes). lineups appear ~20-40 minutes before kickoff for supported competitions.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get fixtures players
Tool to get player statistics from a fixture. use when you need detailed per-player stats for a specific match. optionally filter by team.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Fixtures Rounds
Tool to get the rounds for a league or cup. use after confirming league and season to retrieve available round identifiers (optionally with dates) for filtering fixtures.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Api sports, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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