Connect Slackbot to Elasticsearch

When something happens in Slackbot, Notis takes the next step in Elasticsearch. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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Examples

Ways Notis can move work from Slackbot to Elasticsearch

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Find Elasticsearch answers from Slack channel questions

Search a chosen Elasticsearch index when a team member asks a question in a Slack channel, then return relevant documents for a concise answer.

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Look up records from Slack direct messages

Search an Elasticsearch index when a teammate sends a DM requesting a record lookup, and return the most relevant matching documents.

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Search Elasticsearch for messages your team marks

When a reaction is added to a Slack message, search Elasticsearch for documents related to that message and return useful context.

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Review available indices when a Slack channel opens

When a new Slack channel is created, list Elasticsearch indices to help the team identify relevant data sources for the channel's purpose.

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Get a scheduled Elasticsearch index inventory

On a recurring schedule, list Elasticsearch indices and send a concise inventory to a chosen report channel for lightweight operational review.

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Inspect an Elasticsearch schema from a webhook request

When an external tool sends a webhook with an index identifier, retrieve that index mapping and summarize its fields for the requesting workflow.

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Check Elasticsearch connectivity on a schedule

Ping the Elasticsearch cluster on a recurring schedule and send a run report so connectivity checks do not depend on someone remembering to do them.

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Slackbot triggers

Elasticsearch actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get Index Schema

View the structure and field mappings of an index.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

List Indices

Lists available Elasticsearch indices.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggers when a new channel is created.

TriggerInstant

Query Index

Searches an Elasticsearch index for documents.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggers when a message is posted in a channel or group conversation, but not a direct message.

TriggerInstant

Ping Cluster

Pings the cluster to check its connectivity and health.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggers when a direct message is sent, including replies in message threads.

TriggerInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggers when someone adds a reaction to a message.

TriggerInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggers when someone removes a reaction from a message.

TriggerInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

Triggers when a reaction is added to a message.

TriggerInstant

Trigger Types

Four ways to start an automation.

A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.

Integration triggers

Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.

New Notion pageStripe chargeCalendar event

Webhook triggers

A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.

Any HTTP POSTCustom backendIoT event

Works with

ZapierPipedream

Most used

Recurring triggers

Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.

Daily · 8:00HourlyWeekdays only

Coming soon

Database triggers

Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.

Row insertedValue > limitQuery match

Why AI automation

Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.

Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.

Classic automationAI automation

Cost

$ · pay per run

$$ · AI models per run

Reliability

Breaks on schema change

Adapts to format changes

Setup

Click 8 dropdowns

Describe it in English

Handles fuzzy

Hard-coded fields only

Reads intent, summarises

Human in loop

Bolted on

Built in · approval inbox

Maintenance

You own every break

Self-heals · we own it

Ease of use

Describe it. Notis builds it.

Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.

You · in the Notis Builder

NEW

“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”

Notis built this automation:

TriggerRow added to "Q4 OKRs"

Condition✦Status = "Blocked"

AI step✦Summarise the blocker in plain English

ActionDM the row owner with summary

Timeout✦No reply in 24h → ping you

Observability

Watch every run.

Notis Desktop is Mission Control for your AI automations. See every run, replay, edit, or rewind. Set approval gates so Notis pauses before destructive actions.