Track Notion activity with emoji reactions on Slack
Tracking activity across Notion sometimes feels invisible. This automation adds an emoji reaction to a designated Slack message each time any Notion page is created or updated, giving you a visual pulse of activity that's hard to miss.
Trigger
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Neurodivergent founders often lose sight of whether work is actually happening or if projects are stalling. Invisible activity in Notion leads to anxiety and second-guessing.
- At a glance, you see whether Notion is being actively used or gathering dust
- No need to dig into Notion to check activity; it's reflected in Slack
- Team members see activity happening in real-time, which can boost momentum
- Creates a low-friction engagement metric that's fun to watch
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Notion and Slack account to Notis.
- 2Pin a message to your project Slack channel that will collect emoji reactions (e.g., 'Notion Activity Tracker').
- 3Create an automation with the prompt: 'Whenever any page is created or updated in my Notion workspace, add a thumbs-up emoji reaction to the pinned message in the project channel.'
- 4Select 'All Page Events' as your trigger.
- 5Test by creating or updating a Notion page and verifying an emoji appears on the pinned message in Slack.
Questions about this workflow
Can I use different emojis for creates vs. updates?
Notis can differentiate the event type. You could tell it to use a 'new' emoji for creates and an 'update' emoji for updates, but this requires branching logic in your automation.
What if the pinned message gets old and unreadable?
Replace the pinned message periodically (e.g., monthly) and update your automation to point to the new one, or create a separate tracking message weekly.
Will this track every tiny edit or only significant ones?
By default, it tracks all page events. You can refine your prompt to exclude certain types of changes if some edits feel too noisy.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Slack actions
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Comment Created
Triggers when a new comment is created in Notion. Optional `page_id` filter scopes to comments on a specific page. When omitted, fires for any new comment in the workspace the integration has access to. Requires the 'Read comments' capability on the Notion integration. If a connection was authorized before that capability was enabled, the user must re-authorize the connection for comment events to flow.
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 Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
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.
Data Source Created
Triggers when a new Notion data source is created. Fires workspace-wide. The payload's `data.parent` carries the data source's tree parent (typically the teamspace) for downstream filtering. A single template-based database creation can fire multiple `data_source.created` events at once — one per data source the template instantiates.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Data Source Schema Updated
Triggers when a Notion data source's schema is updated. Fires on column add / remove / rename. Payload includes `data.updated_properties: [{id, name, action}]` so consumers can discriminate the kind of change downstream. Optional `data_source_id` filter scopes to schema changes on a single data source. When omitted, fires for any schema change in the workspace the integration has access to. Note: adding a column also fires `page.properties_updated` once per existing row in the data source. Customers wanting a single structural-change signal should use this trigger.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
New Page
Triggers when a new page is added to a Notion database.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Page Added to Page
Fires when a new subpage (a `child_page` type block) is added under a specified parent Notion page.
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.
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