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Send moderation alerts for flagged community posts to team

Automatically monitor new post payloads across Webhooks by Zapier, AI by Zapier, Google Sheets, Code by Zapier, and Slack. Get instant alerts when sentiment turns negative, moderation keywords appear, or matches qualifyβ€”so you can stop harmful posts, escalate fast, and brief reviewers without manual moderation triage.

How this automation protects your community with faster moderation alerts

When flagged community posts require manual review, delays can let harmful content spread. This automation catches new post payloads, analyzes sentiment and keywords, and posts moderation alertsβ€”so your team can respond quickly.

  1. 1.Captures new post payload

    Integrate Webhooks by Zapier and mapping tools to capture incoming post payloads to route moderation processing

    Webhooks by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  2. 2.Analyzes sentiment and rationale

    Integrate AI by Zapier and text analysis tools to detect sentiment for each post to produce alert-ready sentiment outputs

    AI by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  3. 3.Finds matching moderation keywords

    Integrate Google Sheets and lookup tools to retrieve the configured keyword list to enable moderation keyword matching

    Google Sheetsor swap with your favorite app
  4. 4.Detects keyword matches and builds a link

    Integrate Code by Zapier and parsing tools to detect matches and build a reviewer link to package alert context

    Code by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  5. 5.Sends moderation alert to channel

    Integrate Slack and notification tools to post alerts when a match is true to notify the moderation channel

    Slackor swap with your favorite app
  6. 6.Posts high-signal details with sentiment

    Integrate Slack and message formatting tools to include matched term details and sentiment in every alert to improve reviewer clarity

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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