Spot urgent WhatsApp messages sooner
Important requests can get buried between routine replies. Route messages that sound urgent into a Slack channel your team watches.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Time-sensitive messages can be overlooked when attention is spread across chats and tasks.
- Make urgent requests easier to notice.
- Give the team a shared place to coordinate a response.
- Reduce inbox scanning when time is tight.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Slack to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation through the portal or by asking Notis.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction asking Notis to post new WhatsApp messages that appear urgent to a chosen Slack channel and briefly explain the urgency.
- 4Select the new WhatsApp message trigger and the channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real time-sensitive message and check that the alert is understandable.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis decide a message is urgent?
Describe the urgency cues in your instruction, such as a deadline, outage, or immediate customer issue.
Can I send these alerts to a dedicated channel?
Yes. Name the Slack channel in your instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Timelinesai triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Timelinesai and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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