Pause a Countdown collection when approval is withdrawn
Keep collection processing aligned with the team's latest decision.
Trigger
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Stop Collection
Tool to stop (pause) a single collection’s processing by ID. Use when you need to halt a running or queued collection after confirming the target collection ID.
Why this helps
A run can continue after the team has withdrawn its approval.
- Prevent unwanted processing
- Reflect changing decisions quickly
- Create a clear operational safeguard
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Countdown api in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Withdrawn approval stopper.
- 3Tell Notis to find the referenced collection and stop it when an approval reaction is removed.
- 4Pick Message Reaction Removed as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go and test by removing one test reaction.
Questions about this workflow
Does stopping delete the collection?
No, the Stop Collection action pauses processing for the specified collection.
What if the collection is already stopped?
Notis can report the current state and avoid an unnecessary change.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Countdown api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Countdown api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Clear Collection Requests
Tool to clear all requests from a specified collection. Use when you need to remove all queued requests for an idle collection.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a new collection
Tool to create a new collection. Use when you need to batch and orchestrate multiple requests on a schedule.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Collection
Tool to retrieve details for a single collection by ID. Use when you need collection metadata and counts for a given collection ID.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
List Collections
Tool to list all collections for the authenticated account. Use when you need to retrieve paginated collections with filtering, sorting, and timing constraints.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Start Collection
Tool to start processing a collection's queued requests. Use after creating or pausing a collection to initiate its queued requests.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Update an existing collection
Tool to update an existing collection. Use when you need to modify collection settings before scheduling runs.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
eBay Autocomplete
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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.
Create Destination
Tool to create a destination. Use when you need to set up a new destination for results or notifications.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Countdown api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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