Catch Mid-Day Drift Before It's Too Late
Lunch happens, email piles up, and by 2pm you've drifted from your morning goal. Instead of fighting all the way to 5pm, a WhatsApp check-in at 2pm lets you reset—or rescope—in 30 seconds.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send interactive buttons
Send an interactive button message to a whatsapp number. button messages allow users to quickly respond by tapping up to 3 predefined buttons. perfect for yes/no questions, quick choices, or call-to-action scenarios. note: the message will be delivered to the recipient only if they have texted first.
Why this helps
You set a morning goal but lose it by afternoon. You can either thrash to finish it (bad outcome) or give up entirely (worse).
- Catch drift early, fix it easily
- Finish 1 big thing instead of 3 half-things
- Better use of afternoon energy
- Less 5pm regret
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp to Notis.
- 2Create automation: 'At 2pm, remind me of my morning goal and ask if I'm still on track.'
- 3At 9am, tell Notis your top goal for the day (or it auto-pulls from your morning standup).
- 4At 2pm, Notis sends WhatsApp: 'Your goal today: X. Still on track? Yes / No / Rescope.'
- 5Tap 'Yes' to keep going, 'No' to refocus, or 'Rescope' to adjust the goal size.
Questions about this workflow
What if I've already finished my morning goal?
Notis asks: 'Done already? Pick a 2pm-5pm goal.' You don't lose momentum.
What if I want the check-in at 1pm instead?
Tell Notis: 'Move to 1pm' and it updates immediately.
Can I skip the check-in on some days?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Skip the check-in if I'm in back-to-back meetings.' It learns your calendar.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Whatsapp. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Whatsapp actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create message template
Create a new message template for the whatsapp business account. templates must be approved by whatsapp before they can be used. templates are required for marketing messages and messages sent outside the 24-hour window.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Delete message template
Delete a message template from the whatsapp business account. this permanently removes the template and it cannot be recovered. only delete templates that are no longer needed.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get business profile
Get the business profile information for a whatsapp business phone number. this includes business details like description, address, website, and contact info.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get media
Get information about uploaded media including a temporary download url. the download url is valid for 5 minutes and can be used to retrieve the actual media file. this is useful for downloading media that was sent to your whatsapp number.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get media info
Get metadata about uploaded media without generating a download url. this is useful for checking file size, type, and hash without downloading the file. use get media if you need the actual download url.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get message templates
Get all message templates for the whatsapp business account. templates are required for sending messages outside the 24-hour window and for marketing/utility messages.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Get phone number
Get details of a specific phone number associated with a whatsapp business account.
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.
Get phone numbers
Get all phone numbers associated with a whatsapp business account (waba).
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