Brainstorming with your team can feel a lot like swinging at a piñata. Sometimes it takes several tries to strike the right idea. To find solutions and answers faster, it pays to avoid obstacles to successful collaboration.
That's where Miro comes in. Using Miro, you and your team can work together on a visual whiteboard as if you were in the same room, even if you're in different departments or time zones. And with a library of over 2,500 ready-made templates, Miro is both versatile and easy to use.
By integrating Miro and Zapier, you can automate the admin work of whiteboarding, so you'll feel even freer to focus on what matters most: generating great ideas. Here are five popular ways to automate Miro with Zapier.
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Send action items and updates to Miro boards
Cross-functional collaborators don't always have access to the same tools. With automation, they don't need to. Using Zapier, everyone can rely on a single Miro board—just set up workflows to send tasks, issues, or items into Miro as a card widget. These cards can hold a range of metadata, like text, due date, assignee, and tags.
Let's say you run a creative agency that collaborates with clients in Miro. Instead of sharing access to your internal tools, you can automatically push information into the collaborative Miro file. This way, there's a clear separation between your client-facing board and everything you do behind the scenes.
Centralize information by pulling updates from a new Trello card to your team project hub in Miro. Set up this integration and make sure you automatically get the big picture across all the tools in your workflow.
When you have new tasks, you'll want them to be added to your organization tool. This integration helps by automatically creating a card widget in Miro with the details of a new Google Task. It's never been easier to organize your tasks.
You've got your information in OneNote, but your team works in Miro. Make sure you don't have to skip between the two with this workflow. Once active, it will react whenever a new note is added to a particular section in OneNote, creating a matching card on Miro for you. You won't have to copy any of that information by hand again.
Organize your whiteboard and keep your projects and workflows on target and up to date, all without the hassle of time-consuming data entry work. This Zap automatically generates a card widget for an existing board in Miro as soon as you add a new item to your Notion database.
With this integration, manage the workflow of troubleshooting easily and effectively. When there is a new Github issue, a card widget will be created in Miro.
If you store critical information in spreadsheet tools, you can automatically create card widgets from new rows. Maybe a freelancer delivers a piece of work you want reflected in a mind map in Miro. Or you add a task to your sprint and want to feature it on your kanban board. Either way, these simple sheet workflows can get the job done for you.
Make sure you have all the information you need across every tool you use, and you'll be more efficient. This workflow can take care of some heavy lifting for you. After you turn it on, we'll create a Miro card for you with every new row added to your Google Sheet, keeping your team updated and saving you from manual effort.
When you have info available on a spreadsheet that also belongs in your collaboration tool, this integration is for you. Once active, it will automatically create card widgets in Miro with info from new or updated rows in a Google Sheet. It's never been easier to share info from your spreadsheet.
Managing your projects with a spreadsheet can keep you organized, but working across platforms takes tedious manual entry. This automation can help by connecting your Excel sheets to Miro. After you set it up, whenever a new row is added to a specific Excel sheet this integration automatically creates a matching card on Miro.
And with Airtable, options abound. New Airtable records can be created by internal team members (directly in Airtable) or external users (through surveys, application forms, or APIs), which expands the variety of info you can send to Miro.
Centralize your key information by automatically sending new records from Airtable to your team project hub in Miro. Just set up this integration, configure which fields you want to bring over, and we'll handle the process for all new records you add after that. Never copy and paste again!
You can glean valuable insights from forms, but collecting, reviewing, and analyzing responses takes time. Slash that time using Zapier by sending responses directly into a Miro card widget, keeping all corresponding information organized and easily accessible. Empower your team to implement data-based changes faster with automation.
Create Miro cards when new Typeform entries are submitted
Getting your Typeform submissions directly into Miro means you won't have to bounce between apps. Use this integration to automatically generate a Miro card as soon as a new Typeform entry is submitted. Easily get the big picture across all the tools in your funnel, no added clicks required!
No more copying and pasting your user data! Just up this integration and once active, it will automatically create a new Miro card widget whenever there's a new response to your Google Form, allowing you to capture all the info in one place. Spend more time organizing those widgets, and less time creating them.
Easily turn new Jotform submissions into Miro cards with this seamless workflow. Whenever a new submission is received in Jotform, a card will be created in Miro, helping you keep track of responses and collaborate with your team more effectively. Stay organized and boost your productivity by connecting Jotform and Miro in just a few clicks.
Often, preparing a workshop, webinar, or brainstorming session with cross-functional teams calls for all-out effort. Creating a new board for each event wastes time and energy you could be spending elsewhere.
With Zapier, you can easily create or copy a board based on an event like a calendar invite or Zoom meeting. So instead of doing tedious work, you can get into the right headspace for the event, ensure it runs on time, and show your guests you're well-prepared.
Automatically create boards to manage the workflow related to your Zoom meetings or webinars. When there is a new Zoom meeting, a Miro board will be created.
Create a seamless workflow between Google Slides and Miro by having your new presentations automatically copied to a Miro board. This easy-to-use automation helps you save time and ensures that your creative ideas are effortlessly transferred between platforms. Improve collaboration and stay organized by keeping all your content visually accessible in one place.
You can also create card widgets from events. That's particularly helpful for product, marketing, and project management teams that need to review meetings in detail together.
Create Miro card widgets with new tl;dv recordings
Easily capture your tl;dv recordings as visual cards in Miro with this integration. Whenever a new recording is automatically added in tl;dv, a corresponding card is generated in your chosen Miro board. This simplifies the organization and presentation of essential moments.
Stay organized and never miss an important event with this efficient workflow that connects Google Calendar and Miro. Whenever a new or updated event occurs in your Google Calendar, a Card Widget will be created in the Miro app to help you keep track of your schedule. This seamless integration ensures you have all your crucial events and tasks in one place, making it easier to manage your time and stay productive.
Stay on top of your schedule and workflow with this automation that connects Microsoft Outlook and Miro. When a new calendar event is created in Microsoft Outlook, a corresponding card widget is instantly generated in Miro. This seamless integration helps you avoid manual inputs and ensures that all your important events are captured and visualized effectively in your Miro boards.
Teams often come up with great ideas on messaging platforms. If you want to track, vet, and discuss those ideas in a structured way, you can send them to a dedicated Miro board designed for this. Just set up a simple workflow that creates a card widget in Miro from a new message or post in a channel.
For example, you might have a channel dedicated to new customer feature requests. Your support team might be responsible for updating this channel with new requests they get. From here you can push these requests to Miro, which allows another team (like product or marketing) to review them and brainstorm.
Create a card on a board in Miro when a new Slack message is pushed
Stay organized and collaborate efficiently with this workflow that connects Slack and Miro. When a new message is posted in a Slack channel, a card widget will be created in Miro, allowing your team to easily track and discuss ideas. Enhance teamwork and streamline communication with this seamless automation.
Effortlessly transform new Discord channel messages into Miro card widgets with this automation. Once set up, this workflow triggers every time a new message is posted to a specified Discord channel, creating a card widget in Miro instantly. Stay organized, boost collaboration, and capture all essential information seamlessly, without the need for manual data entry.
Miro is an incredibly versatile tool that promotes team collaboration. But collaboration can easily break down if your team is awash with tedious tasks—like manually creating cards or boards, or shuttling info from one place to another.
Zapier's automated workflows save time by sending critical information to a common place, so regardless of your role or business function, you can reduce your burden and gain the freedom to solve problems more creatively.
This is just the start of what you can automate with Miro and Zapier. Where will you begin?
