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Email by Zapier + Slack

Get Slack direct messages for new inbound email messages

Forward inbound emails to a specific person on your team, including yourself, with this automation. Set it up, and each time a new inbound message is received, Zapier will send a direct message via Slack. Improve production and communication by making sure emails are going to the right teams.

Forward inbound emails to a specific person on your team, including yourself, with this automation. Set it up, and each time a new inbound message is received, Zapier will send a direct message via Slack. Improve production and communication by making sure emails are going to the right teams.

  1. When this happens...
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    New Inbound Email

    Triggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom zapiermail.com address.

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  2. automatically do this!
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    Send Direct Message

    Sends a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.

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  • Email by Zapier triggers, actions, and search

    New Inbound Email

    Triggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom

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    • Zap Id

    • Free Test Limitation

    • ToRequired

    • SubjectRequired

    • Body (HTML or Plain)Required

    • Attachment

    • From Name

    • Reply To

    • Cc

    • Bcc

    • Force Linebreaks?

    • Enable read receipts?

    Action
    Write
    • Include Alias

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    • Setup Directions

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    • Trigger for Bot Messages?

    • Optimized data

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    • ChannelRequired

    • Trigger for Bot Messages?

    • Optimized data

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    • Channel

    • User Name

    • Shared

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About Email by Zapier

Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.) Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!

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About Slack

Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.

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