Slack + Teachable

Invite new Teachable users to a Slack channel

With this workflow, whenever you add a new user to your Teachable platform they receive an immediate invitation to join a Slack channel. This process not only enhances your onboarding experience but also fosters team cohesion and quick communication. Utilize this automation to ensure streamlined interaction and to keep your new users engaged and connected from day one.

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New User
Triggers whenever a new user signs up for your school.
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Invite User to Channel
Invite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it.
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Supported triggers and actions

Abandoned Cart
Triggers when a user does not complete an order during checkout
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Admission Disabled
Triggers when an admission in Coaching is disabled.
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Email Lead Created
Triggers when a user has confirmed their email for lead capture.
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Course Completed
Triggers when a user completes 100% of a course.
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New User
Triggers whenever a new user signs up for your school.
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Student Resubscribes to Marketing Emails
Triggers when a student opts in to marketing emails.
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Profile Updated
Triggers whenever a user updates their profile on your school.
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Tag Added to User
Triggers when a tag is added to a user. The "Tags" feature is only available to schools on the Professional plan or above.
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New Transaction
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New Unenrollment
Triggers when a user unenrolls in a course. (Note: Users who are unenrolled by admins will also be triggered).
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- EmailRequired
- NameRequired
- Password
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- StudentRequired
- Course
- Pricing Plan
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- Api Docs Info
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
- Optimized data
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
- Optimized data
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- Channel
- User Name
- Shared
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- Search QueryRequired
- Optimized data
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- Channel ID
- Reaction
- Member ID
- Message Author ID
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- Zap Identifier
- Access type
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
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- TextRequired
- Remind when?Required
- Remind who?
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- Conversation IDRequired
- Scheduled AsRequired
- Scheduled Message IDRequired
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- ChannelRequired
- Add Zapier app to channel automatically?
- 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
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
- Zap Id
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- Allowed Delete Copy
- Conversation IDRequired
- Message TS (ID)Required
- Posted By
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- Canvas IDRequired
- OperationRequired
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- Channel NameRequired
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- Status Copy
- Approval request messageRequired
- Send message asRequired
- Approval typeRequired
- Zap Id
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Approve button URL
- Approve button label
- Add decline button
- Add details button
- Require confirmation
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- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
- Display Name
- User
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- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
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Get Message by Timestamp
This action retrieves a specific message from a conversation history in Slack using the message's timestamp.
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Retrieve Thread Messages
This action retrieves all the messages sent to a specific thread in a selected channel.
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Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
Action
Write
- Conversation IDRequired
Action
Search
- Conversation IDRequired
- Message ID (ts)Required
Action
Search
- Conversation IDRequired
- Message TS (ID)Required
Action
Search
- EmailRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Full NameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
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New Admission
Triggers when a new admission record is created.
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New Comment
Triggers when a user leaves a comment in your school.
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New Enrollment
Triggers when a user enrolls in a course. (Note: User's will need to confirm enrollment before the trigger fires if you manually add them to a course).
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Lecture Completed
Triggers whenever a user completes a lecture on your school.
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New Graded Quiz Result
Triggers when a user completes a graded quiz in one of your courses.
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New Sale
Triggers whenever a user enrolls themselves in a course regardless of whether it is a free or paid course. If you add them as an admin, this does not trigger.
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Subscription Cancelled
Triggers whenever a user cancels a subscription on your school.
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Tag Removed From User
Triggers when a tag is removed from a user. The "Tags" feature is only available to schools on the Professional plan or above.
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Transaction Refunded
Triggers when a transaction has been refunded
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Student Unsubscribes From Marketing Emails
Triggers when a student opts out of marketing emails.
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- CourseRequired
- EmailRequired
- Name
- Password
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- EmailRequired
- Course
- Pricing Plan
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Write
- EmailRequired
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Search
New Channel
Triggers when a new #channel is created.
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- Include Alias
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- Username
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
- Only Public Channels?
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- ChannelRequired
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
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- ChannelRequired
- MessageRequired
- ReactionRequired
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- Conversation IDRequired
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Write
- ChannelRequired
- UsersRequired
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- Title
- Content
- Channel ID
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- Send Multi Message
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap Id
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- Allowed Edit Copy
- Conversation IDRequired
- Message TS (ID)Required
- Posted By
- Content Type
- Reply Broadcast
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- ChannelRequired
- Add Zapier app to channel automatically?
- 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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- ChannelRequired
- TopicRequired
- Topic set by
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- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
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Remove User from Channel
This action removes a specified user from a specified channel in Slack.
Action
Write
Edit Message
This action updates a specific message sent by the same Authenticated user on Slack. You need to provide the Channel ID, the Timestamp of the message to be edited, and the new text for the message.
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Find Public Channel
This action will find a public channel in Slack using either the channel's ID or name.
Action
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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
- Conversation IDRequired
Action
Search
- Conversation IDRequired
- Message ID (ts)Required
Action
Search
- Search QueryRequired
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
- Include Bot Messages in Search Results?
Action
Search
- IDRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

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