Keep Slack Conversations and Airtable In Sync
Your team debates a design decision in Slack, but the actual Airtable record sits silent. Notis automatically posts those Slack messages as comments on the matching Airtable record, so all context lives in one place.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Why this helps
Information fractures between Slack and Airtable. A task gets discussed, debated, and decided in Slack, but only the final decision makes it to the record. Later, when you reopen the task, you've lost the reasoning.
- All discussion context preserved in Airtable
- No more recreating Slack threads in record comments
- Team sees full decision history
- Better context for async contributors
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Airtable to Notis (one-time setup)
- 2Ask Notis: 'When messages are posted in a specific channel, add them as comments to the matching Airtable record'
- 3Specify how Notis matches Slack messages to Airtable records (by task name, task ID, or sender)
- 4Choose which channels trigger this sync (e.g., #engineering-discussions)
- 5Post a test message and verify it appears as a comment in Airtable
Questions about this workflow
Will this create duplicate comments if messages are already in a thread?
Notis follows your rules. You can ask it to sync only top-level messages, only thread replies, or both. Just be specific in your prompt.
What if there's no matching Airtable record for a Slack message?
Tell Notis how to handle this: create a new record, skip the message, or notify you for manual pairing.
Can I filter which Slack messages become comments?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Only sync messages that start with @record or include a specific emoji.' It applies the filter automatically.
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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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