Rally your team instantly when urgent emails arrive
Critical emails that need team input shouldn't languish in one person's inbox. Notis creates a channel and auto-invites your team so everyone can respond together.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Invite users to a Slack channel
Invites users to an existing slack channel using their valid slack user ids.
Why this helps
Important emails require team input, but manually creating channels and inviting people takes precious time, especially in high-stress moments.
- Move urgent issues from individual inboxes to team-wide visibility instantly
- Reduce response time by enabling parallel discussion instead of sequential emails
- Ensure no team member misses critical information that affects their work
- Automate the logistics of channel creation and team coordination
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Slack to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: ask Notis 'When I receive an urgent email, create a Slack channel and invite my team' or use the portal.
- 3Describe the outcome: 'Create a private channel, post the email with sender and subject, then invite the #core-team group.'
- 4Select the trigger: New Gmail Message Received from critical senders or with urgent keywords.
- 5Choose a Slack channel for run reports.
- 6Test by sending yourself a test email marked URGENT and verifying the channel is created and team members are invited.
Questions about this workflow
How do I specify which team members get invited?
In your prompt, list the team (e.g., 'invite everyone in #core-team' or 'invite @alice @bob and @carlos').
Can different urgent emails invite different teams?
Yes. Create separate automations with different criteria. Example: 'If email is from investors, invite #board. If from support, invite #customer-success.'.
What if the channel already exists?
Notis will use the existing channel, post the email, and invite team members. No duplicates created.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Slack actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
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.
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.
Not just Gmail and Slack. Any combination from 985+ integrations.
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