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5 formas de automatizar Glean

By Nicole Replogle · June 11, 2025

When your organization's knowledge is scattered across fifteen different tools, finding the right information can feel less like searching and more like foraging. You might get lucky, or you might spend 20 minutes chasing a vague memory of that one doc with the blue table.

Glean helps cut through that chaos by making everything searchable in one place. Instead of guessing where something lives, you just ask—and get an answer. And the more you use Glean, the more cohesive your team becomes. People waste less time asking around. Processes get clearer, and decisions move faster. 

But to make the most of Glean, it needs to stay fresh—which is where automation comes in. With just a few Zaps (our word for automated workflows), you can automate how knowledge flows into and out of Glean, whether that's keeping Glean up to date, automatically enriching docs and tasks with contextual info, or even creating a custom answers bot in your team communication tool. Here's how.

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  • Automatically keep Glean up to date

  • Run Glean searches automatically

  • Schedule recurring maintenance tasks

  • Connect Glean to almost anything with webhooks

Para comenzar a utilizar una plantilla Zap (lo que llamamos nuestros flujos de trabajo prediseñados), simplemente haga clic en el botón junto al nombre del Zap que desea probar. Sólo se necesitan unos minutos para configurarlo. Puede leer más sobre la configuración de Zaps aquí.

Automatically keep Glean up to date

Glean searches are only useful if the app has access to your team's latest work. But manually updating Glean with every new doc, project board, or Slack conversation just isn't realistic. 

Instead, you can automate the process to keep that knowledge indexed and searchable—without adding work to anyone's plate. 

Bulk index content into Glean from a spreadsheet or database

If your team keeps important knowledge in a spreadsheet or internal database, you can use Zapier to automatically send that content to Glean whenever a row is added or updated. That means no more manually notifying your Glean admin or waiting for a scheduled sync; your info becomes searchable right away.

Make new team projects and presentations searchable 

If you love constantly getting requests for project updates, I love that for you. But for the rest of us, it would be handy if cross-functional stakeholders could get all the answers they need with a quick Glean search. 

These Zaps automatically trigger a Glean API request anytime a new board, project, list, or presentation is created. That way, project plans, kickoff decks, and tracking boards can be indexed and searchable by your entire org right away—no follow-up needed.

Send API requests to Glean for new projects in Asana

Send API requests to Glean for new projects in Asana
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Asana + Glean

Send API requests to Glean for new boards in monday.com

Send API requests to Glean for new boards in monday.com
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monday.com + Glean

Send API requests to Glean for new lists in ClickUp

Send API requests to Glean for new lists in ClickUp
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ClickUp + Glean

Make team and customer conversations searchable

Some of your most valuable knowledge lives in conversations: answers shared in Slack, insights from customer texts, or quick decisions made in a support channel. Automation lets you connect those conversation channels to Glean so they become part of your searchable knowledge base.

Run Glean searches automatically

Zapier can trigger Glean searches from just about anywhere, including form responses, task updates, new files, and even your browser. You can set up automated workflows that kick off a Glean search using dynamic content from the trigger (like form fields or task details), so you can automatically surface relevant documentation and insights.

From form submissions

Forms are often the first place someone asks a question, whether it's an employee filling out an IT help form or a customer submitting a chatbot inquiry. With these Zaps, you can turn those questions into Glean searches automatically.

Keep in mind that running the search is just the first step. To get value from it, you'll want to add a third step to the Zap templates below. For example, when someone submits "How do I access the design system?" in a Google Form, a Zap can search Glean using that question—and then a third step sends the top result via email or chat. Or, if a human needs to sign off on the response, you could choose to send the form data and Glean search results directly to you for review instead.

An automated workflow in the Zapier editor.

Start new Glean searches for every new Google Forms form response

Start new Glean searches for every new Google Forms form response
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Trigger searches in Glean from new form submissions in Chatbase

Trigger searches in Glean from new form submissions in Chatbase
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Chatbase + Glean

Search new WPForms entries in Glean

Search new WPForms entries in Glean
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From task and project management tools

Tasks often hint at what information someone needs—like a Jira issue titled "Investigate login timeout bug" or an Asana task called "Write Q3 recap." These Zaps automatically search Glean based on the title or description of new tasks, so relevant docs can be surfaced right away.

This is a great way to keep context close to the work, especially when added as a comment, custom field, or linked resource.

Manage new Asana tasks by triggering searches in Glean

Manage new Asana tasks by triggering searches in Glean
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Search in Glean when new incomplete tasks are added in Todoist

Search in Glean when new incomplete tasks are added in Todoist
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Todoist + Glean

Search in Glean whenever new database items are added in Notion

Search in Glean whenever new database items are added in Notion
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Notion + Glean

Search in Glean for new or updated records in Airtable

Search in Glean for new or updated records in Airtable
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Pro tip: If you don't want to run Glean searches for every new task, you can add a filter step that only runs the Zap for specific conditions (like if the task has a "Research" tag).

An automated workflow in the Zapier editor.

From new documents or content

When someone publishes a new doc, post, or asset, they're probably answering a question someone else will ask later. These Zaps trigger a Glean search whenever new content is added to tools like Google Drive, WordPress, or Contentful—helping you verify if similar content already exists or simply log what's new.

Pair these Zaps with a Slack message or spreadsheet row to create a living index of new content and its context.

An automated workflow in the Zapier editor.

Search in Glean whenever new documents are added in a Google Docs folder

Search in Glean whenever new documents are added in a Google Docs folder
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Google Docs + Glean

Search in Glean whenever new files are added to Google Drive

Search in Glean whenever new files are added to Google Drive
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Google Drive + Glean

Search in Glean whenever new posts are created in WordPress

Search in Glean whenever new posts are created in WordPress
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Publish new Contentful entries and seamlessly trigger searches in Glean

Publish new Contentful entries and seamlessly trigger searches in Glean
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Contentful + Glean

Trigger a search in Glean for each new post on your Facebook Pages

Trigger a search in Glean for each new post on your Facebook Pages
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Facebook Pages + Glean

From browser activity

If you use the Zapier Chrome extension, you can manually trigger Glean searches right from your browser—no need to leave the tab you're on. Use this Zap to search for context while working in a web app or reviewing content, then send the results wherever you need them.

Search in Glean when new pushes happen in Zapier Chrome extension

Search in Glean when new pushes happen in Zapier Chrome extension
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Create a custom answers bot in your team comms channels

If your team lives in Slack, Gmail, or Discord, it can be helpful to find the answers you need without switching to a new tab. With Zapier and Glean, you can build a lightweight internal answers bot that automatically searches your knowledge base when a new message comes in.

For instance, you might choose a dedicated channel where your team can post questions. Or, you could set up a "New reaction added" trigger action that runs Glean searches whenever someone reacts with a specific emoji, regardless of channel. You might even dedicate a specific Gmail inbox for your team to email with questions. Then, you can send the results back to the same conversation to help your team get answers faster—without switching tabs or pinging someone for a link. 

Search in Glean when new messages are posted to a private channel in Slack

Search in Glean when new messages are posted to a private channel in Slack
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Search Glean with new Discord channel messages

Search Glean with new Discord channel messages
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Discord + Glean

Search in Glean for new public messages posted anywhere in Slack

Search in Glean for new public messages posted anywhere in Slack
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Slack + Glean

Search in Glean whenever new emails arrive in Gmail

Search in Glean whenever new emails arrive in Gmail
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Gmail + Glean

Just keep in mind: you'll need to add a third step to the Zaps above to actually deliver the search results somewhere. For Slack or Discord, that typically means posting a thread reply or a channel message. For Gmail, you might send a reply directly back to the sender with the most relevant doc or resource.

Nota: La sincronización bidireccional entre aplicaciones puede generar un "bucle Zap". Consulta esta guía sobre cómo evitarlos.,

Schedule recurring maintenance tasks

If you do the same Glean-related tasks on a regular basis, save your team some time by automating that work. Schedule by Zapier lets you schedule recurring API requests or searches in Glean, so your system stays fresh and optimized for powerful internal search.

Use these Zaps to trigger weekly reindexing, run regular searches for key terms (like "open incident" or "policy update"), or ensure that frequently updated resources get a regular refresh cycle in Glean. Depending on your needs, you can run these Zaps hourly, daily, or weekly—and then add a follow-up step to log the results, flag discrepancies, or notify the right team.

An automated workflow in the Zapier editor.

Perform hourly searches in Glean using Schedule by Zapier triggers

Perform hourly searches in Glean using Schedule by Zapier triggers
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Schedule by Zapier + Glean

Perform daily searches in Glean with Schedule by Zapier's every day trigger

Perform daily searches in Glean with Schedule by Zapier's every day trigger
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Schedule by Zapier + Glean

Schedule weekly searches in Glean with Schedule by Zapier

Schedule weekly searches in Glean with Schedule by Zapier
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Schedule by Zapier + Glean

Connect Glean to almost anything with webhooks

If you're working with tools that don't have a Zapier integration—or you need more control over how data flows—you can always use a webhook to connect Glean to virtually any app, service, or internal system.

This setup is perfect for advanced users who want to do things like integrate internal apps with Glean, trigger searches from a custom front-end, or route Glean data into bespoke dashboards and notification systems.

Search in Glean using new Webhooks by Zapier raw hooks caught

Search in Glean using new Webhooks by Zapier raw hooks caught
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Webhooks by Zapier + Glean

Send API requests to Glean for new catch hooks in Webhooks by Zapier

Send API requests to Glean for new catch hooks in Webhooks by Zapier
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Webhooks by Zapier + Glean

Send POST requests via Webhooks for new search results in Glean

Send POST requests via Webhooks for new search results in Glean
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Glean + Webhooks by Zapier

Build a smarter knowledge base by automating Glean

With just a few Zaps, Glean goes from a powerful search tool to an always-on knowledge partner. You can keep it stocked with the latest work, surface answers the moment they're needed, and ensure your team spends less time digging and more time getting things done.

This is just the start of what you can do with Glean and Zapier. What will you automate first?

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