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Extract discussion threads from Slack

Bring scattered forum insight into the conversation while it is still relevant.

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

Get Discussion Thread

Tool to extract threads of content from forums, comment sections, and review pages. use when you need structured discussion data from web pages after identifying the discussion url.

Why this helps

Customer discussions and reviews are hard to assess when they arrive as isolated links in team chat.

  • Collect posts, comments, and thread structure
  • Surface recurring objections and questions
  • Help teams respond with evidence instead of guesses

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slackbot and Diffbot once.
  • 2Create an automation for discussion links.
  • 3Tell Notis to send each suitable Slack URL to Diffbot Get Discussion Thread and summarize themes and notable quotes.
  • 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger and set the report destination.
  • 5Test with one public forum or review URL.

Questions about this workflow

Which pages are suitable?

Use public forums, comment sections, and review pages that Diffbot can access.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Diffbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slackbot triggers

Diffbot actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Diffbot Search

Tool to search data extracted by crawl or bulk jobs using dql queries. use after data extraction jobs complete to retrieve search results.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get Diffbot Account Details

Tool to retrieve account details, including plan information and usage statistics. use after authenticating to verify subscription and daily quota status.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Analyze

Tool to automatically determine a page's content type and route it to the appropriate extraction api. use when you have only a url and need diffbot to choose the right extractor.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Get Article Data

Tool to extract information from articles, including authors, publication dates, and images. use when you need structured metadata from a web article url.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Get Discussion Thread

Tool to extract threads of content from forums, comment sections, and review pages. use when you need structured discussion data from web pages after identifying the discussion url.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Get Event

Tool to extract event details from web pages. use when you need structured event data such as venue, date, and description.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Get Image

Tool to extract detailed information about images, including dimensions and recognition data. use after confirming the image url is publicly accessible.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Get Product

Tool to extract product information such as specifications, prices, availability, and reviews. use when you need structured product data including specs, pricing, and reviews.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slackbot and Diffbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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