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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

- Trigger for Bot Messages?
  If no, only messages sent by users will trigger the Zap. If yes, 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!
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- 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. If yes, 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!
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- 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.
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- 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. If yes, 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!
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- 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 Value and 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.
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
Trigger
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- ChannelRequired
- UsersRequired
Action
Write

- 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 using Schedule 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.png or :robot_face:. When using Schedule 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 @channel and @group. Unfortunately, @here notifications 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 ts or permalink field. This option does not support Bot Name and Bot Icon customization and will default to Zapier as bot name and icon.
Action
Write
- 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 using Schedule 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.png or :robot_face:. When using Schedule 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 @channel and @group. Unfortunately, @here notifications 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 ts or permalink field. This option does not support Bot Name and Bot Icon customization 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.
Action
Write
- 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.
Action
Write
- Owner
  Determines which App Extensions will appear in the dropdown below.
- App ExtensionRequired
Action
Write
- 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.
Action
Search
- IDRequired
  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
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
  The leading @ is optional
- 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
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
  The username to watch for new followers
Trigger
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New Follower of Me
Triggers when you get a new follower.
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Scheduled
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- Search TermRequired
  Can be a generic search term like "internet" or a screen name like "@Zapier".
- LatitudeRequired
  In Google maps, right click and select "What's Here?". The first number now in the search box is the latitude.
- LongitudeRequired
  In Google maps, right click and select "What's Here?". The second number now in the search box is longitude.
- RadiusRequired
  Enter a value like 1mi or 5km.
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Scheduled
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- UsernameRequired
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- MessageRequired
  The content of your new tweet. You can truncate text with a Formatter action to meet Twitter's 280 character limit. Note: In order to comply with Twitter's terms of service, this text will have all @mentions removed. Read more here: http://zpr.io/6MUuH
- Image, Video or GIF
  The file url or file object. Note: Max size of 5MB for images and 15MB for videos or GIFs. Media must also be in a supported format (.png, .jpeg, .gif, .mp4, etc.).
- Should Shorten URLs?
  If Yes, Zapier will shorten links in your Tweet's message body. Defaults to Yes.
Action
Write
- UsernameRequired
Action
Search

New Channel
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
Trigger
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- Include Alias
  Choose yes to trigger when someone creates a new name for an existing emoji.
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- 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. If yes, 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!
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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.
Trigger
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- 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.
Action
Write
- 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 using Schedule 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.png or :robot_face:. When using Schedule 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 @channel and @group. Unfortunately, @here notifications 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 ts or permalink field. This option does not support Bot Name and Bot Icon customization 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.
Action
Write
- 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.
Action
Write
- ChannelRequired
- TopicRequired
  Slack will auto-link @names and #channels where applicable.
Action
Write
- 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.
Action
Write
- 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.
Action
Write
- 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
Action
Search
- Full 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
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- ListRequired
  Choose the list you want to watch for tweets.
Trigger
Scheduled
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My Tweet
Triggers when you tweet something new.
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Scheduled
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- Search TermRequired
  Can be a generic search term like "internet" or a screen name like "@Zapier". Supports query operators.
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- ListRequired
  The list you want to add the user to.
- UsernameRequired
Action
Write
- ImageRequired
  Either a file object or a publicly accessible URL we can pull the image from.
Action
Write

How Slack + Twitter Integrations Work

Step 1: Authenticate Slack and Twitter.
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Step 2: Pick one of the apps as a trigger, which will kick off your automation.
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Step 3: Choose a resulting action from the other app.
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Step 4: Select the data you want to send from one app to the other.
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Slack + Twitter Integrations

How to connect Slack + Twitter

Share new Twitter mentions in Slack

Share tweets from a Twitter user to Slack channels

Share new Tweets from a Twitter list in Slack

Get Slack notifications for new Twitter followers

Share your Tweets (including replies) in Slack

Share your Tweets (excluding replies) in Slack

Create Tweets from new Slack channel messages

Get Slack notifications for new Twitter followers with more than 5,000 followers

Share new Twitter mentions in Slack

Share tweets from a Twitter user to Slack channels

Share new Tweets from a Twitter list in Slack

Get Slack notifications for new Twitter followers

Share your Tweets (including replies) in Slack

Share your Tweets (excluding replies) in Slack

Create Tweets from new Slack channel messages

Get Slack notifications for new Twitter followers with more than 5,000 followers

Connect your apps and automate workflows

Do Even More with Slack + Twitter

Share your Tweets (excluding replies) in Slack

Get Slack notifications for new Twitter followers with more than 5,000 followers

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

Invite User To Channel

ChannelRequired

UsersRequired

Send Direct Message

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

Send Private 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

File

Thread

Broadcast To Channel?

Update Profile

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email

User

App Extensions (Beta)

Owner

App ExtensionRequired

Find Message

Search QueryRequired

Sort By

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