Triage Contentful space access questions in Slack
Turn access uncertainty into a current Contentful inventory right where the question appears.
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
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.
Why this helps
Access questions interrupt work and often wait for someone with portal knowledge to respond.
- Shortens support loops
- Uses current access information
- Keeps answers searchable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Contentful once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation for channel access questions.
- 3Tell Notis to list spaces and summarize the access context relevant to the message.
- 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report destination, then test with one real access question.
Questions about this workflow
Can it change permissions?
No. The available actions only list or retrieve spaces and update a space name.
Can it identify a specific person's access?
Only if the connected Contentful response and supplied context provide that information.
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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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