Prioritize With Emoji, Update Airtable Automatically
You see a critical issue in Slack. Instead of jumping to Airtable, just add a fire emoji. Notis automatically flags that item as high-priority in your Airtable base.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Update record
Modifies specified fields of an existing record in an airtable base and table; the base, table, and record must exist.
Why this helps
Task prioritization requires constant switching between Slack and Airtable. Executives and team members post urgent items in Slack, but without a manual Airtable update, they get lost in the backlog.
- Instant priority updates without opening Airtable
- Team can flag issues with one emoji
- Eliminates duplicate status entry
- Reduces friction for urgent items
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Airtable integrations to Notis
- 2Ask Notis: 'When someone reacts to a message with a fire emoji, update the corresponding Airtable record to mark it urgent or high priority'
- 3Tell Notis which emoji triggers what status change (fire=urgent, checkmark=approved, etc.)
- 4Choose your notification preference for confirmation
- 5React to a Slack message with your chosen emoji and verify the Airtable record updates
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which Airtable record corresponds to which Slack message?
Notis searches your Airtable base for records matching the message content or sender. If ambiguous, it asks you to clarify in that Slack thread.
Can I use multiple emoji for different priorities?
Yes. Create different rules: 'Fire emoji means urgent, warning emoji means review needed, checkmark means approved.' Notis tracks them all.
What if the Slack message doesn't have an existing Airtable record?
Tell Notis your preference: create a new record, skip it, or post a reminder in Slack to create the record first.
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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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