Workflow Builder is Slack’s built-in point-and-click tool to let you automate repetitive tasks, like fielding requests or onboarding new teammates. These workflows can be triggered by someone joining a channel or marking a message with a specific emoji reaction, at a specific time, or from the shortcuts menu. A series of steps follow, like prompting a user to complete a form and then posting the results to a designated channel.
With our recent improvements to Workflow Builder, you can also automatically route responses and data out to tools like Jira, Salesforce, Google Sheets and Trello, or have updates from these apps sent into Slack. There’s no need to open another window or app because it’s all done automatically. Instead, your team can remain focused on its most important work, where everyone works best: in Slack.
The Slack developer community is hard at work updating apps to support Workflow Builder steps, and our team already has a handful of notable favorites. Add them to Slack from the list below, and read on to learn more about the automation each unlocks.
Workflow Builder is Slack’s built-in point-and-click tool to let you automate repetitive tasks, like fielding requests or onboarding new teammates. These workflows can be triggered by someone joining a channel or marking a message with a specific emoji reaction, at a specific time, or from the shortcuts menu. A series of steps follow, like prompting a user to complete a form and then posting the results to a designated channel.