Gmail and Slack
Start a workflow in one and act in the other, with every step on the record. Ask your AI for it, or build it yourself.
- Gmail steps
- 15
- Slack steps
- 85
Ideas for Gmail and Slack
Each one is a real trigger and action. Ask your AI for any of them, in your own words, and it builds the workflow.
- When
Gmail New EmailThen
Send a message to a channel - When
New Slack messageThen
Create reply message - When
Gmail New EmailThen
Send a direct message - When
Channel createdThen
Create draft - When
Gmail New EmailThen
Create a channel - When
New command in channelThen
Send message
Templates that use Gmail and Slack
Add every emailed job application to your candidate sheet
Reads each job application that lands in Gmail, attached CV included, adds the candidate to your Google Sheet and tells your team in Slack.
Post important emails to a Slack channel
Posts each new email that passes all the filters you set (subject words, senders, body phrases, a Gmail label) into a Slack channel.
Flag emails that link to unfamiliar websites
Posts to Slack when new mail links to a site outside your expected list, with how recently that site was registered and who runs it.
Get a Slack alert when a high-value lead emails you
Every email from a real company is researched and scored against who you sell to; the best leads reach you in Slack within minutes.
Watch your websites for downtime
Checks every site listed in a spreadsheet on a schedule and alerts you in Slack or by email when one goes down or recovers.
Welcome next week's new starters
Every Monday, emails anyone starting in the next week and tells the team in Slack who is joining.
What each app adds
Gmail
Triggers
- Gmail New EmailTriggers when a new email arrives in your Gmail inbox
Actions
- List emailsList emails matching filters and return message details.
- Get message headersGet the header details of a Gmail message, such as From, To, Subject, and Date.
- Create reply messageCreate a reply message in a thread.
- Create draftCreate an email draft in Gmail.
- Send messageSend an email message or reply to a thread.
- Add label to messageAdd a label to a Gmail message.
Slack
Triggers
- New Slack messageRuns when a new message is posted in a Slack channel.
- Channel createdRuns when a new Slack channel is created.
- New command in channelRuns when a message in a Slack channel starts with a command word.
- New mention in channelRuns when someone is mentioned in a Slack channel.
- Reaction added to messageRuns when an emoji reaction is added to a Slack message.
- Reaction removed from messageRuns when an emoji reaction is removed from a Slack message.
Actions
- Send a message to a channelSend a message to a public or private Slack channel.
- Send a direct messageSend a direct message to a Slack user.
- List channelsList the Slack channels you can access, optionally hiding archived ones.
- Create a channelCreate a new public or private Slack channel.
- Archive a channelArchive a Slack channel.
- Schedule a messageSchedule a message to be posted at a future time.
How to connect Gmail and Slack
Connect your AI
Add Lodol to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP tool in one step, or open the editor.
Connect Gmail and Slack
Sign in to each once in your workspace. Their keys are encrypted and used by name.
Describe it, then turn it on
Say what should happen, and when. Try a run, then turn it on; every run is traced.
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Questions about Gmail and Slack
Yes. Connect each app once in your Lodol workspace and any workflow can use both: 14 actions and 1 trigger in Gmail, and 79 actions and 6 triggers in Slack.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI tool connected to Lodol, in your own words, and it builds the workflow in your workspace. Or add the steps yourself in the visual editor, or start from one of the 8 templates that already use both.
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