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Create new Google Drive files from new private channel messages in Slack

Keep your Google Drive up-to-date with important messages from your private Slack channels. When a new message is posted in a private Slack channel, this workflow creates a file from that text in your Google Drive instantly. It eases the task of manually recording essential discussion points, enabling quicker work practices and less data loss.

Keep your Google Drive up-to-date with important messages from your private Slack channels. When a new message is posted in a private Slack channel, this workflow creates a file from that text in your Google Drive instantly. It eases the task of manually recording essential discussion points, enabling quicker work practices and less data loss.

  1. When this happens...
    SlackSlack
    New Message Posted to Private Channel

    Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.

    TriggerInstant
  2. automatically do this!
    Google DriveGoogle Drive
    Create File From Text

    Create a new file from plain text.

    ActionWrite
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    • Trigger for Bot Messages?

    • Optimized data

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    • ChannelRequired

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    • Channel

    • User Name

    • Shared

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    • Search QueryRequired

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    • Include Alias

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    • Username

    • Highlight Word

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    • ChannelRequired

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Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.
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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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