Google Calendar + Slack
Update your Slack status when new Google Calendar events begin
Use this integration to communicate your status with your Slack team. After you set it up, whenever an event starts in Google Calendar, Zapier will automatically update your status in Slack. That way, your team will know you're AFK with no extra effort on your part.
Use this integration to communicate your status with your Slack team. After you set it up, whenever an event starts in Google Calendar, Zapier will automatically update your status in Slack. That way, your team will know you're AFK with no extra effort on your part.
- When this happens...
Event StartTriggers a specified time before an event starts.
TriggerScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free plan - automatically do this!
Set StatusSets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.
ActionWriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.
New Calendar
Triggers when a calendar is created.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planCalendarRequired
Search Term
Triggers only on events containing the search term. Note: Search operators such as
ANDorORdo not work here. If you search for more than one word (e.g.apple banana) we will only find events with bothappleANDbananain them, rather than events that containsappleORbanana.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planCalendarRequired
When setting up, make sure this calendar has at least one event updated in the last 3 hours.
Expand Recurring Events
Do you want us to trigger on each instance of a recurring event if the series is updated?
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.CalendarRequired
Search TermRequired
Triggers only on events containing the search term. Note: Search operators such as
ANDorORdo not work here. If you search for more than one word (e.g.apple banana) we will only find events with bothappleANDbananain them, rather than events that containsappleORbanana.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planNameRequired
The title of the calendar.
Description
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.CalendarRequired
Note: You must be able to edit the selected calendar from the Google Calendar account you connected. See this help doc for more information.
Summary
Summary of the new event
Description
Description of the new event
Location
Location of the new event
Add Conferencing?
If "Yes," automatically creates a video meeting link for the event.
Start Date & TimeRequired
Date and time of when this event starts. See this help doc for more information.
End Date & TimeRequired
Date and time of when this event ends.
Repeat Frequency
Select a frequency to make this event repeating.
Repeat Until
The event will repeat only until this date, if set.
Repeat How Many Times?
Limit the number of times this event repeats.
All day
Color
What color will be assigned to this event on your calendar? Note: you can only select a color from the list of event colors provided from your calendar. This setting will only affect your calendar, not attendees' calendars. See this help doc for more information.
Attendees
This email address will be invited to attend the event.
Visibility
Use Default Reminders?
Use your calendar's default reminders, or set specific below (can be empty).
Reminders
To use these you have to set "Use Default Reminders?" to "no".
Minutes Before Reminders
Set the number of minutes before the event, to send reminders (max is 40320: 4 weeks in minutes).
Show me as Free or Busy
Guests Can Modify Event
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.CalendarRequired
Note: You must be able to edit the selected calendar from the Google Calendar account you connected. See this help doc for more information.
EventRequired
Event you want to update
Summary
Summary of the new event
Description
Description of the new event
Location
Location of the new event
Start Date & Time
Date and time of when this event starts. See this help doc for more information.
End Date & Time
Date and time of when this event ends.
Repeat Frequency
Select a frequency to make this event repeating.
Repeat Until
The event will repeat only until this date, if set.
Repeat How Many Times?
Limit the number of times this event repeats.
All day
Color
What color will this event show up as on the calendar? Note: you can only select a color from the provided list of event colors from your calendar. See this help doc for more information.
Attendees
This email address will be invited to attend the event. Note that if you provide email addresses here, they will replace all the existing attendees on the event.
Visibility
Use Default Reminders?
Use your calendar's default reminders, or set specific below (can be empty).
Reminders
To use these you have to set "Use Default Reminders?" to "no". Note these will replace all existing reminders, if set.
Minutes Before Reminders
Set the number of minutes before the event, to send reminders (max is 40320: 4 weeks in minutes).
Show me as Free or Busy
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.CalendarRequired
Search TermRequired
Will search across the event name and description. Does not include canceled events. If there are multiple matches, the earliest event will be returned.Note: Search operators such as
ANDorORdo not work here. If you search for more than one word (e.g.apple banana) we will only find events with bothappleANDbananain them, rather than events that containsappleORbanana.Start Time
Limit matches by start time. Can be something like
+1 monthto only show events with a start time later than in a month from now.End Time
Limit matches by end time. Can be something like
+1 monthto only show events with an end time later than in a month from now.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appTrigger for Bot Messages?
If
no, only messages sent by users will trigger the Zap. Ifyes, messages sent by users and slackbots will trigger the Zap.Warning: Slackbots don't have profiles. If
yes, don't depend on user profile information being present. Also, avoid Zap loops where Zaps trigger and post slackbot messages to the same channel!
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.ChannelRequired
Only channels you are a member of will appear in this list. If you can't find your channel, click the Load More button or switch to the Custom tab and enter the channel's ID. Once live, the trigger will work even if you are not a member of the channel. Note: This trigger only supports attachment information for messages generated by bots. If you need to retrieve attachment information from non-bots, see this help document.
Trigger for Bot Messages?
If
no, only messages sent by users will trigger the Zap. Ifyes, messages sent by users and slackbots will trigger the Zap.Warning: Slackbots don't have profiles. If
yes, don't depend on user profile information being present. Also, avoid Zap loops where Zaps trigger and post slackbot messages to the same channel!
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.Channel
Only channels you are a member of will appear in this list. If you can't find your channel, click the Load More button or switch to the Custom tab and enter the channel's ID. Once live, the trigger will work even if you are not a member of the channel.
User Name
Trigger on files created by a single user.
Shared
Trigger when files are shared with you. Please note that this will trigger on created files as well.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.ChannelRequired
Only channels you are a member of will appear in this list. If you can't find your channel, click the Load More button or switch to the Custom tab and enter the channel's ID. Once live, the trigger will work even if you are not a member of the channel.
Trigger for Bot Messages?
If
no, only messages sent by users will trigger the Zap. Ifyes, messages sent by users and slackbots will trigger the Zap.Warning: Slackbots don't have profiles. If
yes, don't depend on user profile information being present. Also, avoid Zap loops where Zaps trigger and post slackbot messages to the same channel!
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.Reaction
Only triggers when this reaction is added to a message. Use the dropdown to select one of your team's custom emoji or select
Use a Custom Valueand enter the name of a standard emoji. Use this cheat sheet for reference and be sure not to include the colons. Note that you cannot use an emoji's alias in this field.Channel
Only triggers on reactions added on messages in this public channel. Only channels you are a member of will appear in this list. If you can't find your channel, click the Load More button or switch to the Custom tab and enter the channel's ID. Once live, the trigger will work even if you are not a member of the channel.
User
Only triggers on reactions added by this user.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.
New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.ChannelRequired
UsersRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Send Multi Message
Toggle to send to multiple users.
Message TextRequired
Specify text of the message to send. Check out the formatting help doc for advanced options.
Send as a bot?
If you choose
no, this message will appear to come from you. Direct messages are always sent by bots.Bot Name
Specify the bot name which appears as a bold username above the message inside Slack. Defaults to
Zapier. When usingSchedule At, this field will be ignored by slack.Bot Icon
Either an image url or an emoji available to your team (surrounded by
:). For example,https://site.com/icon_256.pngor:robot_face:. When usingSchedule At, this field will be ignored by slack.Include a link to this Zap?
If you choose
yes, a link to this Zap will be added to the end of the message, making it easy for you and your team to edit the Zap with one click.Attach Image by URL
If specified, this will upload the given image URL to Slack and attach it to the message separately.
Auto-Expand Links?
Should Slack try to automatically expand links in this message? For example: turn a YouTube link into a playable widget.
Link Usernames and Channel Names?
If
no, any usernames and channels mentioned won't be linked (or mentioned). Also affects@channeland@group. Unfortunately,@herenotifications cannot be sent by Zapier.Schedule At
Schedule the message to be posted later. Cannot be more than 120 days in the future. If you do schedule a message, rather than post it immediately, this Zap step will not return a
tsorpermalinkfield. This option does not supportBot NameandBot Iconcustomization and will default to Zapier as bot name and icon.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.ChannelRequired
Only channels you are a member of will appear in this list. If you can't find your channel, click the Load More button or switch to the Custom tab and enter the channel's ID. Once live, the trigger will work even if you are not a member of the channel.
Message TextRequired
Specify text of the message to send. Check out the formatting help doc for advanced options.
Send as a bot?
If you choose
no, this message will appear to come from you. Direct messages are always sent by bots.Bot Name
Specify the bot name which appears as a bold username above the message inside Slack. Defaults to
Zapier. When usingSchedule At, this field will be ignored by slack.Bot Icon
Either an image url or an emoji available to your team (surrounded by
:). For example,https://site.com/icon_256.pngor:robot_face:. When usingSchedule At, this field will be ignored by slack.Include a link to this Zap?
If you choose
yes, a link to this Zap will be added to the end of the message, making it easy for you and your team to edit the Zap with one click.Attach Image by URL
If specified, this will upload the given image URL to Slack and attach it to the message separately.
Auto-Expand Links?
Should Slack try to automatically expand links in this message? For example: turn a YouTube link into a playable widget.
Link Usernames and Channel Names?
If
no, any usernames and channels mentioned won't be linked (or mentioned). Also affects@channeland@group. Unfortunately,@herenotifications cannot be sent by Zapier.Schedule At
Schedule the message to be posted later. Cannot be more than 120 days in the future. If you do schedule a message, rather than post it immediately, this Zap step will not return a
tsorpermalinkfield. This option does not supportBot NameandBot Iconcustomization and will default to Zapier as bot name and icon.File
Include a file to send along with your message. NOTE: Bot names/icons cannot be customized when sending a File.
Thread
If you want this to be part of a thread, you'll need the timestamp (Ts) of the parent message. For example:
1345232312616.1231232.If you get the message from a trigger, select "use a custom value" from the dropdown and connect accordingly by selecting the Ts field.
Otherwise, add a search step and fetch the message you want.
Broadcast To Channel?
If true, posts in the thread and channel. See here for more info. Ignored unless the message is part of a thread.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.First Name
Fields left blank will be ignored.
Last Name
Fields left blank will be ignored.
Title
Fields left blank will be ignored.
Email
Changing a user's email address will send an email to both the old and new addresses, and also post a slackbot to the user informing them of the change.
User
Update selected values on this user's profile. This argument may only be specified by team admins on paid teams. Defaults to your status, when blank.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Raw Request User Info
Note: Zapier's Slack app supports a limited set of OAuth scopes/permissions, thus many of Slack's API endpoints aren't currently feasible.
Api Docs Info
API docs for Slack are located here https://api.slack.com/methods
HTTP MethodRequired
URLRequired
Requests can only be made to domains associated by this application.
Query String Parameters
These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request.
Headers
Authentication headers are included automatically
Additional Request Headers
Zapier will apply these optional headers and values to the request in addition to any headers created as part of the authentication mechanism.
Body
Zapier will pass this along raw. If you would like to provide complex JSON, try a "Code by Zapier" step to build the structure and pass it along here. For example,
{"foo": "bar"}is perfectly valid.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.EmailRequired
Search is case-insensitive
Return Raw Results?
For most responses, we prettify the result we get from Slack. If we're missing a field you're expecting, set this to true
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appFull NameRequired
We search the normalized name, so don't worry about accents
Return Raw Results?
For most responses, we prettify the result we get from Slack. If we're missing a field you're expecting, set this to true
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your app
CalendarRequired
When testing, make sure there's at least one event cancelled event in the last 3 hours.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planCalendarRequired
Time Before
How far before the event do you want us to trigger? For starter and free plans, this should be 16 minutes or more. For higher plans, 6 minutes or more.
Time Before (Unit)
Search Term
Triggers only on events containing the search term. Note: Search operators such as
ANDorORdo not work here. If you search for more than one word (e.g.apple banana) we will only find events with bothappleANDbananain them, rather than events that containsappleORbanana.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planCalendarRequired
Note: You must be able to edit the selected calendar from the Google Calendar account you connected. See this help doc for more information.
EventRequired
Event you want to update
Attendee/sRequired
Insert a single email address to invite one person (
ann@gmail.com). Insert a comma-separated list of email addresses to invite multiple people (ann@gmail.com, maria@gmail.com)
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.CalendarRequired
Note: You must be able to edit the selected calendar from the Google Calendar account you connected. See this help doc for more information.
EventRequired
Specify which event you want to delete.
Notify Attendees?
Send notifications about the deletion of the event.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.CalendarRequired
Note: You must be able to edit the selected calendar from the Google Calendar account you connected. See this help doc for more information.
Describe EventRequired
Plain text description of event. Google parses this string to create the event. eg. 'Dinner with Michael 7pm on 07/23/2012' or 'Meet Ash 03:30PM tomorrow'
Attendees
Specify email addresses to invite to attend this event.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Api Docs Info
API docs for Google Calendar are located here https://developers.google.com/calendar/api/v3/reference
HTTP MethodRequired
URLRequired
Requests can only be made to domains associated by this application.
Query String Parameters
These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request.
Headers
Authentication headers are included automatically
Additional Request Headers
Zapier will apply these optional headers and values to the request in addition to any headers created as part of the authentication mechanism.
Body
Zapier will pass this along raw. If you would like to provide complex JSON, try a "Code by Zapier" step to build the structure and pass it along here. For example,
{"foo": "bar"}is perfectly valid.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.CalendarRequired
Note: You must be able to edit the selected calendar from the Google Calendar account you connected. See this help doc for more information.
Search TermRequired
Will search across the event name and description. Does not include canceled events. If there are multiple matches, the earliest event will be returned.Note: Search operators such as
ANDorORdo not work here. If you search for more than one word (e.g.apple banana) we will only find events with bothappleANDbananain them, rather than events that containsappleORbanana.Start Time
Limit matches by start time. Can be something like
+1 monthto only show events with a start time later than in a month from now.End Time
Limit matches by end time. Can be something like
+1 monthto only show events with an end time later than in a month from now.Summary
Summary of the new event
Description
Description of the new event
Location
Location of the new event
Add Conferencing?
If "Yes," automatically creates a video meeting link for the event.
Start Date & TimeRequired
Date and time of when this event starts. See this help doc for more information.
End Date & TimeRequired
Date and time of when this event ends.
Repeat Frequency
Select a frequency to make this event repeating.
Repeat Until
The event will repeat only until this date, if set.
Repeat How Many Times?
Limit the number of times this event repeats.
All day
Color
What color will be assigned to this event on your calendar? Note: you can only select a color from the list of event colors provided from your calendar. This setting will only affect your calendar, not attendees' calendars. See this help doc for more information.
Attendees
This email address will be invited to attend the event.
Visibility
Use Default Reminders?
Use your calendar's default reminders, or set specific below (can be empty).
Reminders
To use these you have to set "Use Default Reminders?" to "no".
Minutes Before Reminders
Set the number of minutes before the event, to send reminders (max is 40320: 4 weeks in minutes).
Show me as Free or Busy
Guests Can Modify Event
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is foundNew Channel
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.Include Alias
Choose yes to trigger when someone creates a new name for an existing emoji.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.User Name
Linked mentions of this user will trigger the zap. Make sure to specify a value for one or both of username or a highlight word. Specifying both a username and a highlight word means that both the linked username and word need to be included in a message to trigger the zap.
Highlight Word
Mentions of this word will trigger the zap. Case insensitive. Make sure to specify a value for one or both of username or a highlight word. Specifying both a username and a highlight word means that both the linked username and word need to be included in a message to trigger the zap.
Trigger for Bot Messages?
If
no, only messages sent by users will trigger the Zap. Ifyes, messages sent by users and slackbots will trigger the Zap.Warning: Slackbots don't have profiles. If
yes, don't depend on user profile information being present. Also, avoid Zap loops where Zaps trigger and post slackbot messages to the same channel!
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.New Pushed Message
Triggers when you click the "Push to Zapier" button from a message in Slack.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.TextRequired
The actual reminder text that should be sent to yourself or a user. To include URLs, Slack uses this syntax.
Remind when?Required
Slack parses natural language like "in 15 minutes" or "every Thursday". Times are relative to when the Zap actually runs.
Remind who?
Pick a user to remind. If you pick no one, you will be reminded.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.ChannelRequired
Only channels you are a member of will appear in this list. If you can't find your channel, click the Load More button or switch to the Custom tab and enter the channel's ID. Once live, the trigger will work even if you are not a member of the channel.
Message TextRequired
Specify text of the message to send. Check out the formatting help doc for advanced options.
Send as a bot?
If you choose
no, this message will appear to come from you. Direct messages are always sent by bots.Bot Name
Specify the bot name which appears as a bold username above the message inside Slack. Defaults to
Zapier. When usingSchedule At, this field will be ignored by slack.Bot Icon
Either an image url or an emoji available to your team (surrounded by
:). For example,https://site.com/icon_256.pngor:robot_face:. When usingSchedule At, this field will be ignored by slack.Include a link to this Zap?
If you choose
yes, a link to this Zap will be added to the end of the message, making it easy for you and your team to edit the Zap with one click.Attach Image by URL
If specified, this will upload the given image URL to Slack and attach it to the message separately.
Auto-Expand Links?
Should Slack try to automatically expand links in this message? For example: turn a YouTube link into a playable widget.
Link Usernames and Channel Names?
If
no, any usernames and channels mentioned won't be linked (or mentioned). Also affects@channeland@group. Unfortunately,@herenotifications cannot be sent by Zapier.Schedule At
Schedule the message to be posted later. Cannot be more than 120 days in the future. If you do schedule a message, rather than post it immediately, this Zap step will not return a
tsorpermalinkfield. This option does not supportBot NameandBot Iconcustomization and will default to Zapier as bot name and icon.File
Include a file to send along with your message. NOTE: Bot names/icons cannot be customized when sending a File.
Thread
If you want this to be part of a thread, you'll need the timestamp (Ts) of the parent message. For example:
1345232312616.1231232.If you get the message from a trigger, select "use a custom value" from the dropdown and connect accordingly by selecting the Ts field.
Otherwise, add a search step and fetch the message you want.
Broadcast To Channel?
If true, posts in the thread and channel. See here for more info. Ignored unless the message is part of a thread.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Channel NameRequired
Name for the channel to be created. Channel names are normalized by converting to lowercase, replacing any non-allowed characters with hyphens or underscore, and truncating to 80 characters.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.ChannelRequired
TopicRequired
Slack will auto-link @names and #channels where applicable.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Status Text
Leave empty to clear.
Status Emoji
Use any emoji that's available in your Slack team, with leading and trailing
:.If emoji is blank when text isn't,
:speech_balloon:is used by default. If both text and emoji are empty, your status will be cleared.Expiration Time
Provide a specific date & time for this status to expire. Statuses will not expire by default.
You can also specify a duration for this status by entering in a value like
in 60 minutes, for example. Check out other ways you can use this field here.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Search QueryRequired
Search query to use for finding matching messages. See the Slack Search Documentation for more information on constructing a query.
Sort By
Sort messages by their match strength or by their date. Default is score.
Sort Direction
Sort matching messages in ascending or descending order. Default is descending.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appIDRequired
Search is case-insensitive
Return Raw Results?
For most responses, we prettify the result we get from Slack. If we're missing a field you're expecting, set this to true
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appUsernameRequired
The leading
@is optionalReturn Raw Results?
For most responses, we prettify the result we get from Slack. If we're missing a field you're expecting, set this to true
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your app
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