Retrieve Appveyor release artifacts when a Slack message is marked ready
A single reaction can start the release handoff. Notis retrieves the artifacts your team needs next.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Get Build Artifacts
Tool to get the list of artifacts for a specific build job. use when you need to retrieve artifacts after a job completes.
Why this helps
Release handoffs depend on someone noticing a reaction and then manually locating the matching build outputs.
- Make release handoffs consistent
- Reduce missed artifact requests
- Keep the release trail attached to the original message
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Appveyor in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named release artifact handoff.
- 3Describe that Notis should use the reacted message context to identify the Appveyor build, retrieve artifacts, and summarize the handoff.
- 4Pick Slackbot Message Reaction Added as the trigger and choose the run report destination.
- 5Test by reacting to one real release message.
Questions about this workflow
What if the reacted message has no build reference?
Notis should report that the build identifier is missing and ask the team to add it.
Can any emoji trigger it?
Use the Slack trigger's available reaction filtering when setting up the event, then document the chosen reaction in the automation prompt.
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Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Appveyor. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Appveyor actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Build Artifacts
Tool to get the list of artifacts for a specific build job. use when you need to retrieve artifacts after a job completes.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Environments
Tool to get a list of all deployment environments. use when you need to enumerate available environments before creating deployments.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Projects
Tool to get a list of all projects for the authenticated account. use after authentication to enumerate available projects.
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 Role
Tool to retrieve details of a specific role. use when you need to inspect permissions and metadata of a role by 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 Roles
Tool to retrieve all roles in the account. use when you need to enumerate available roles before assigning permissions.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Users
Tool to retrieve all users in the account. use when you need to list all team users in your appveyor account.
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 Appveyor, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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