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.

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New Inbound Email
Triggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom zapiermail.com address.
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Send Direct Message
Send a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.
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Supported triggers and actions

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- Email AddressRequired
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- ToRequired
- SubjectRequired
- Body (HTML or Plain)Required
- Attachment
- From Name
- Reply To
- Cc
- Bcc
- Force Linebreaks?
- Enable read receipts?
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New Channel
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
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- Include Alias
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- User Name
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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New Pushed Message
Triggers when you click the "Push to Zapier" button from a message in Slack.
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
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- TextRequired
- Remind when?Required
- Remind who?
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- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- 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
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- Channel NameRequired
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- ChannelRequired
- TopicRequired
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- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
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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
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- EmailRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
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- Full NameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
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- Setup Directions
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- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Channel
- User Name
- Shared
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Reaction
- Channel
- User
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
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- ChannelRequired
- UsersRequired
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- Send Multi Message
- Message TextRequired
- 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
Action
Write
- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- 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
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- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
- User
Action
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- Raw Request User Info
- Api Docs Info
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
Action
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- Search QueryRequired
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- IDRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

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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Get Slack direct messages for new inbound email messages

New Inbound Email

Send Outbound Email

ToRequired

SubjectRequired

Body (HTML or Plain)Required

Attachment

From Name

Reply To

Cc

Bcc

Force Linebreaks?

Enable read receipts?

New Channel

New Team Custom Emoji

Include Alias

New Mention

User Name

Highlight Word

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New Pushed Message

New Saved Message

Add Reminder

TextRequired

Remind when?Required

Remind who?

Send Channel Message

ChannelRequired

Message TextRequired

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?

Create Channel

Channel NameRequired

Set Channel Topic

ChannelRequired

TopicRequired

Set Status

Status Text

Status Emoji

Expiration Time

Delete Message

Find User by Email

EmailRequired

Return Raw Results?

Find User by Name

Full NameRequired

Return Raw Results?

New Read Receipt

Setup Directions

New Public Message Posted Anywhere

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New Message Posted to Channel

ChannelRequired

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New File

Channel

User Name

Shared

New Message Posted to Private Channel

ChannelRequired

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New Reaction Added

Reaction

Channel

User

New User