Slack + Smokeball

Send direct messages in Slack for new matters in Smokeball

Stay updated with your legal cases effortlessly with this workflow. Whenever a new matter is created in Smokeball, it promptly sends a direct message on Slack. This streamlines communication within your legal team, keeping everyone informed about new developments without having to manually relay updates. Enjoy a more efficient way to handle your legal practice.

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New Matter
Triggers when a new matter is created.
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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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New Contact
Triggers when a new contact is created.
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- Sample MatterRequired
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New Lead
Triggers when a new lead is created.
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- Sample MatterRequired
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- SubjectRequired
- Description
- Location
- All day
- OrganizerRequired
- AttendeesRequired
- Start date and timeRequired
- End date and timeRequired
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- Lead TypeRequired
- Description
Action
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- TitleRequired
- Text
- Created ByRequired
- Created Date
Action
Write

- NameRequired
- Created ByRequired
- Assignees
- Categories
- Due Date
- Duration
- Details
Action
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- Name
- Contact number (mobile, home or work)
- Email
Action
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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?
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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
Write
- Search QueryRequired
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- IDRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
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Contact Updated
Triggers when a contact is updated.
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- Sample MatterRequired
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New Matter
Triggers when a new matter is created.
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New Task
Triggers when a new task is created.
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Create Organization Contact
Creates an Organization Contact.
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- Matter TypeRequired
- Description
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Create Person Contact
Creates a person contact.
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- File nameRequired
- Folder path
- FileRequired
- Created Date
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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?
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- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
- User
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- Raw Request User Info
- Api Docs Info
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
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Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
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- EmailRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Full NameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
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Send direct messages in Slack for new matters in Smokeball

New Contact

New Expense

New Lead

New Memo

Sample MatterRequired

Create Calendar Event

SubjectRequired

Description

Location

All day

OrganizerRequired

AttendeesRequired

Start date and timeRequired

End date and timeRequired

Create Lead

Lead TypeRequired

Description

Create Matter Memo

TitleRequired

Text

Created ByRequired

Created Date

Create Task

NameRequired

Created ByRequired

Assignees

Categories

Due Date

Duration

Details

Find Contact

Name

Contact number (mobile, home or work)

Email

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 Message

Search QueryRequired

Sort By