Invite Slack users from external webhooks

Your CRM onboards a new customer, or your project management tool flags a new contributor—an external webhook signals Notis, and the right people are automatically invited to the project Slack channel.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

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Action

Invite users to a Slack channel

Invites users to an existing slack channel using their valid slack user ids.

Why this helps

Coordinating access across multiple tools requires manual effort and creates security gaps when invitations slip through the cracks.

  • Automate access provisioning across your tech stack
  • Keep Slack membership synchronized with external systems
  • Reduce security risks from stale or missing access
  • Eliminate manual invitation coordination

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack to Notis
  • 2Create a new automation with the prompt: 'When an external system sends a webhook about a new team member, invite them to the project Slack channel'
  • 3Choose the trigger: Notis Webhook
  • 4Notis provides a webhook URL to share with your external system
  • 5Test by triggering the webhook from your external tool and verify the Slack invitation

Questions about this workflow

Can I map data from the webhook to the Slack invitation?

Yes. Your prompt tells Notis what to extract: 'use their email to find and invite them' or 'invite the person associated with this project'.

What if the user doesn't exist in Slack yet?

Notis can handle this in your prompt: 'send an email invitation' or 'notify the admin instead'.

Can I invite people to multiple channels from one webhook?

Absolutely. Your prompt can specify channel logic: 'add them to #general and their project channel'.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

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Discord triggers

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Slack actions

New Discord Message Trigger

Polls a specific Discord channel for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Set snooze duration

Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.

ActionInstant

New Member Joined

Triggered when a new member joins a Discord server (guild) you manage.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction (emoji) is added to a message in a monitored Discord channel.

TriggerPolling

Add an emoji alias

Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.

ActionInstant

New Thread Created

Triggered when a new thread is created in a Discord channel within a monitored server.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Message Edited

Triggered when an existing message in a monitored Discord channel is edited.

TriggerPolling

Add a star to an item

Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.

ActionInstant

Add call participants

Registers new participants added to a slack call.

ActionInstant

Add emoji

Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Not just Discord and Slack. Any combination from 985+ integrations.

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