Bookmark Slack Messages Into Task Records
You see an important message in Slack. Add a bookmark emoji and it instantly becomes a task record in Airtable, ready for action and tracking.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Why this helps
Important messages get buried in Slack history. Manually copying them into Airtable as tasks is friction that leads to lost work. A quick emoji reaction should be enough.
- Important messages instantly become trackable tasks
- No context-switching required
- Keeps Slack history as reference
- Emoji reaction is faster than manual entry
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Airtable to Notis
- 2Ask Notis: 'When I react to a Slack message with a bookmark emoji, create a task record in Airtable using that message as the task'
- 3Tell Notis how to populate the task fields (message text as task name, author as owner, current date as created date, etc.)
- 4Choose which Airtable table captures these quick tasks
- 5React to a Slack message with a bookmark and verify the record appears
Questions about this workflow
Can I use a different emoji for different task types?
Yes. Use bookmark for general tasks, star for urgent, checkmark for quick wins. Notis creates each in the appropriate Airtable table.
What if I accidentally react and want to undo?
Remove the emoji from Slack and Notis skips creating the record. No record is created until the emoji stays for a few seconds.
Can Notis add tags based on the channel the message came from?
Absolutely. 'If the message is from #marketing, tag it as marketing. If from #product, tag it as product.' Notis applies channel-based tagging.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Airtable actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
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