Box + Slack

Get notified in Slack when a file is added to your Box Folder

Have a shared Box folder that you'd like to watch for new files? Use this Box to Slack Zapier integration to get notified automatically every time a new file is added to a specified Box folder.

When this happens...
New File
Triggered when you add a new file to a folder.
TriggerScheduled
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Send Channel Message
Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
ActionWrite

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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

New Comment
Triggered when someone comments on a file in a folder you own/collaborate on.
Trigger
Scheduled
New Event
Triggered when a new event is performed (this is the activity stream).
Trigger
Scheduled
New File
Triggered when you add a new file to a folder.
Trigger
Scheduled
New Folder
Triggered when you add a new folder.
Trigger
Scheduled
Task Assigned to You
Triggered when you are assigned a task.
Trigger
Scheduled
Add User as Collaborator
Adds an individual user as a collaborator on a folder.
Action
Write
Add Comment to File
Adds a comment to a file.
Action
Write
Upload File
Copy an already-existing file from another service to Box.
Action
Write
Box
Creates a brand new folder at the path you specify.
Scheduled
Action
Box
Moves or copies a file from one folder to another.
Scheduled
Action
Box
Creates a brand new text (.txt) file from plain text content you specify.
Scheduled
Action
Box
Adds a task to a file.
Scheduled
Action
Box
Search for a specific file by name.
Scheduled
Action
Box
Search for a specific folder by name.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Triggers when a new message is posted to any public channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a custom emoji has been added to a team.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new file is uploaded to your workspace.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when you click the "Push to Zapier" button from a message in Slack.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a reaction (aka reactji) is added to a message in a public #channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when you save a message.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Adds a reminder for yourself or a teammate, just like the
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Invite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Send a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Creates a new channel.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Post a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Sets the topic on a selected channel.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Update basic profile fields such as name or title
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Sets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by matching against their email instead of their username.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by their ID.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by matching against their real name instead of their username.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by their username.
Scheduled
Action

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