Update Conveyor documents from a Slack DM
Apply document changes while the decision is still fresh.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Patch Conveyor document
Tool to update document attributes. Use when you need to modify fields of an existing document by its ID.
Why this helps
Document updates requested in DMs are easy to forget or re-enter incorrectly.
- Capture authorized changes
- Reduce retyping
- Keep updates connected to the request
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Conveyor in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Update Conveyor documents from DMs.
- 3Tell Notis to patch the specified Conveyor document only when the DM includes its document ID and exact approved changes.
- 4Pick Direct Message Received as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one approved document update.
Questions about this workflow
What information is required?
The DM must provide the Conveyor document ID and the exact attributes to change.
Can this rewrite document content?
It updates supported document attributes through Conveyor's patch action.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Slackbot triggers
Conveyor actions
Recurring trigger
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Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get all Conveyor documents
Tool to retrieve all documents. Use after authenticating with a valid API key.
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