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Post new FreshBooks payments to a Slack channel
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Send Slack channel messages when new FreshBooks New invoices are created
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Post new FreshBooks invoices to Slack
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Send direct messages in Slack for new invoice payments in FreshBooks
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Send Slack channel messages for updated FreshBooks estimates
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Send Slack private channel messages for new FreshBooks invoice payments
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Post new FreshBooks payments to a Slack channel

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Send Slack channel messages when new FreshBooks New invoices are created

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Post new FreshBooks invoices to Slack

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Send direct messages in Slack for new invoice payments in FreshBooks

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Send Slack channel messages for updated FreshBooks estimates

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Send Slack private channel messages for new FreshBooks invoice payments

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Send Slack channel messages for new estimates in FreshBooks
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Send channel messages in Slack for new filtered invoices in FreshBooks
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- Account
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- Status
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- Account
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- Account
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- Account
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- Account
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- Account
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- Account
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- Vendor
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- Currency Code
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
- Last Name
- Notes
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency_code
- Quantity
- Unit Cost
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Days
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Customer
  Required
- Create Date
  Required
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
- Language
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Zip Code
- Country
- Estimate
- Sent ID
- Value Added Tax Name
- Value Added Tax Number
- Notes
- Name
- Description
- Type
- Quantity
- Unit Cost Amount
- Unit Cost Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
- Send to Customer?
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Name
  Required
- Line Item Quantity
  Required
- Line Item Tax1 Name
- Line Item Tax1 Percent
- Line Item Unit Cost
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Invoice Paid?
- Terms
- Discount Amount
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Amount Code
  Required
- Category Name
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Name
  Required
- Date
- Note
- Payment Type
- Source
- Visibility State
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Name
  Required
- Line Item Quantity
  Required
- Line Item Tax1 Name
- Line Item Tax1 Percent
- Line Item Unit Cost
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Terms
- Discount Amount
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
- Frequency
  Required
- Is Infinite?
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Vendor Name
  Required
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
- Language
- Is 1099 Contractor
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Email_recipients
  Required
- Email Body
  Required
- Email Subject
  Required
- Estimate
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Bill ID
  Required
- Vendor
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Create if Client Does Not Exsist
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
- Last Name
- Mobile Phone
- Notes
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency_code
- Quantity
- Unit Cost
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Days
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Create if Estimate Does Not Exist
  Required
- Customer
- Create Date
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
- Language
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Zip Code
- Country
- Estimate ID
- Sent ID
- Value Added Tax Name
- Value Added Tax Number
- Notes
- Name
- Description
- Type
- Quantity
- Unit Cost Amount
- Unit Cost Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Time Entry ID
  Required
- Project
- Started At
- Duration
- Is Logged
- Internal?
- Client ID
- Billed?
- Billable?
- Active?
- Note
Action
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- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Credit Note ID
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Type
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
- Name
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Quantity
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Customer
  Required
- Create Date
  Required
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
- Language
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Zip Code
- Country
- Estimate
- Sent ID
- Value Added Tax Name
- Value Added Tax Number
- Notes
- Name
- Description
- Type
- Quantity
- Unit Cost Amount
- Unit Cost Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
- Send to Customer?
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Client ID
- Due Date
- Project Type
- Fixed Price
- Rate
- Budget
- Active
- Complete
- Billable
Action
Search or write
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
- Optimized data
Trigger
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- Channel
  Required
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
- Optimized data
Trigger
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- Channel
- User Name
- Shared
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- Search Query
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- Optimized data
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Polling
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- Conversation ID
- Reaction
- Member ID
- Message Author ID
Trigger
Instant
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- Zap Identifier
- Access type
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
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- Conversation ID
  Required
- Scheduled As
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- Scheduled Message ID
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Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Add Zapier app to channel automatically?
- Message Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
- Zap_id
Action
Write
- Channel Name
  Required
Action
Write
- Status_copy
- Approval request message
  Required
- Send message as
  Required
- Approval type
  Required
- Zap_id
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Approve button URL
- Approve button label
- Add decline button
- Add details button
- Require confirmation
Action
Write
- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
- Display Name
- User
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
Get Message by Timestamp
This action retrieves a specific message from a conversation history in Slack using the message's timestamp.
Action
Write
Retrieve Thread Messages
This action retrieves all the messages sent to a specific thread in a selected channel.
Action
Write
Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
Action
Write
- Conversation ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Conversation ID
  Required
- Message ID (ts)
  Required
Action
Search
- Email
  Required
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Full Name
  Required
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

- Account
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- Account
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Trigger
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- Account
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Trigger
Polling
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- Account
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Trigger
Instant
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- Account
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Trigger
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- Account
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Trigger
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- Account
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Trigger
Instant
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- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Account
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Date
- Invoice ID
  Required
- Payment Type
- Note
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Item ID
  Required
- Price
  Required
- Currency
  Required
- Tax Amount
- Tax Name
- Send Admin Receipt?
  Required
- Note
- Is Active?
- Terms and Conditions
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Type
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
- Name
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Quantity
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Category
  Required
- Client
- Date
- Notes
- Staff Member
  Required
- Tax1 Amount
- Tax1 Percent
- Tax1 Name
- Tax2 Amount
- Tax2 Name
- Tax2 Percent
- Compounded Tax
- Currency
- Vendor
- Duplicate Estimate?
- Account Name
- Transaction Id
- Invoice Id
- Status
- Bank Name
- External System ID
- Has Receipt?
- Background Job ID?
- External Invoice ID
- Markup Percent
- Project
- Profile ID
- Visibility State
- Account System ID
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Invoice
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Client ID
- Due Date
- Project Type
- Fixed Price
- Rate
- Budget
- Active
- Complete
- Billable
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Project
- Task
- Started At
  Required
- Created At
- Duration
  Required
- Is Logged
  Required
- Internal?
- Client ID
  Required
- Billed?
- Billable?
- Active?
- Pending Client
- Pending Project
- Pending Task
- Note
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Checkout Link ID
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Email Body
- Email Subject
  Required
- Invoice ID
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Checkout Link ID
  Required
- Item ID
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Currency
  Required
- Note
- Is Active?
  Required
- Send Admin Receipt?
  Required
- Tax Amount
- Tax Name
- Item Name
  Required
- Terms and Conditions
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Note ID
  Required
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
- Name
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Quantity
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
- Create if Invoice Does Not Exist
  Required
- Append Line Items on Update
  Required
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Invoice Number
  Required
- Language
- Estimate
- Active Payment Gateway
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Name
  Required
- Line Item Quantity
  Required
- Line Item Tax1 Name
- Line Item Tax1 Percent
- Line Item Unit Cost
  Required
- Notes
- PO Number
- Terms
- Discount Amount
- Discount Description
- Body
- Delay
- Days
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Vendor ID
  Required
- Vendor Name
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
- Language
- Is 099
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Credit Note ID
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Vendor
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
- Last Name
- Notes
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency_code
- Quantity
- Unit Cost
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Days
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Name
  Required
- Line Item Quantity
  Required
- Line Item Tax1 Name
- Line Item Tax1 Percent
- Line Item Unit Cost
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Invoice Paid?
- Terms
- Discount Amount
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Vendor Name
  Required
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
- Language
- Is 1099 Contractor
Action
Search or write
New Channel
Triggers when a new #channel is created.
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- Include_alias
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- Username
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
- Only Public Channels?
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- Channel
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- Channel
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- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
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- Text
  Required
- Remind when?
  Required
- Remind who?
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Users
  Required
Action
Write
- Send Multi Message
- Message Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap_id
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Add Zapier app to channel automatically?
- Message Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap_id
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Topic
  Required
- Topic set by
Action
Write
- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
Action
Write
Remove User from Channel
This action removes a specified user from a specified channel in Slack.
Action
Write
Edit Message
This action updates a specific message sent by the same Authenticated user on Slack. You need to provide the Channel ID, the Timestamp of the message to be edited, and the new text for the message.
Action
Write
Find Public Channel
This action will find a public channel in Slack using either the channel's ID or name.
Action
Write
Delete Message
This action deletes an existing message in a specific channel on Slack. You need to provide the channel ID and the message timestamp as inputs.
Action
Write
- Conversation ID
  Required
- Message ID (ts)
  Required
Action
Search
- Search Query
  Required
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- ID
  Required
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Username
  Required
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

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Post new FreshBooks payments to a Slack channel

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Post new FreshBooks payments to a Slack channel

Send Slack channel messages when new FreshBooks New invoices are created

Post new FreshBooks invoices to Slack

Send direct messages in Slack for new invoice payments in FreshBooks

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