How to Integrate Slack with Wistia

Quick summary

This tutorial shows how to integrate Slack with Wistia using a Zapier automation so your team gets an instant Slack channel message every time a new video is added to Wistia. The Zap uses Wistia's New Video trigger and Slack's Send Channel Message action — no code required.

Steps

1. Click Create and select Zaps to begin building a new automated workflow.
2. Click Trigger to choose the event that will kickstart your automation workflow.
3. Type Wistia in the search bar and select it as your trigger app.
4. Choose New Video from the trigger event options.
5. Connect your Wistia account to authorize access.
6. Select which Wistia project you want to monitor for new videos.
7. Click Test trigger to confirm Zapier can detect new videos from your Wistia account.
8. Select Slack as your action app to receive notifications.
9. Select Send Channel Message as your action event to notify your team when new videos are uploaded.
10. Connect to your Slack account or select an existing connection from the dropdown.
11. Map your Wistia video data to your Slack message fields (channel, message text, etc.).
12. Click Test step to verify the action works correctly.
13. Click Publish to activate the Zap — video uploads will now automatically appear in Slack.