Inspect a Contentful space after a Slack reaction
Make reaction based approvals useful by checking the live Contentful space details immediately.
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 space
Retrieves details of a specific space by its id. this action is used to get information about a single space in contentful.
Why this helps
A reaction can signal agreement while the actual Contentful target remains unclear.
- Adds a verification step
- Keeps approval context visible
- Reduces wrong space updates
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Contentful once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation for reaction based space verification.
- 3Tell Notis to read the reacted message for a space id, retrieve its details, and report the result.
- 4Pick Message Reaction Added as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report destination, then test with one real reacted message.
Questions about this workflow
Where does the space id come from?
It must be present in the reacted message or supplied in your automation instruction.
Can this update the space?
This workflow only retrieves details; use a separate approved update workflow for renaming.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Contentful. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Contentful actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get space
Retrieves details of a specific space by its id. this action is used to get information about a single space in contentful.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List spaces
Lists all spaces that the authenticated user has access to in contentful. this is a fundamental operation needed before performing any other content management actions since most operations require a space id.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Update space
Updates the name of a specific space. notes: - the version number is required to ensure you're updating the latest version of the space. - you can get the current version from the sys.version field when fetching space details. - only the name of the space can be updated.
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 Contentful, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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