How to Connect Slack and Make for Building Automations

Quick summary

This guide shows how to create a Make scenario that integrates with Slack to automate messaging workflows without writing any code. You can connect your Slack account, choose automation actions, set schedules, and extend the workflow with other apps like Google Sheets.

Steps

1. Head over to your Make account and go to Scenarios in the left sidebar.
2. Click on Create a new scenario.
3. Click the + button, then search and select Slack as your app.
4. Choose from the listed automation actions based on your needs.
5. Connect your Slack account by linking it to your Make scenario.
6. If prompted to update connections, hit Continue to proceed.
7. Establish the connection by clicking Allow to grant permissions.
8. Set the scope of your automation and click Ok.
9. Hit Run once to initiate and test the automation action.
10. Set and schedule intervals for when the automation should run automatically.
11. Optionally, connect additional apps such as Google Sheets to extend your workflow.