Classify every new Slack URL
Know what kind of page arrived before choosing how to process it.
Trigger
New Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` instead. Triggered when a new message is posted to a Slack channel.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Mixed link streams force teams to manually identify whether a page is an article, product, event, or discussion.
- Route mixed URLs by detected content type
- Reduce incorrect extractor choices
- Give teams a fast triage summary
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Diffbot in Notis.
- 2Create an automation for new message URL classification.
- 3Describe that Notis should call Diffbot Analyze for each URL and report the detected type with next-step guidance.
- 4Pick New Message Received as the trigger and choose the report channel.
- 5Test with one message containing a public URL.
Questions about this workflow
Is this trigger deprecated?
This package uses the allowed New Message Received event exactly as provided.
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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.
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.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
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.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Diffbot Get Event
Tool to extract event details from web pages. use when you need structured event data such as venue, date, and description.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Diffbot Get Image
Tool to extract detailed information about images, including dimensions and recognition data. use after confirming the image url is publicly accessible.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Diffbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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