Quick summary
This tutorial shows how to build a Zapier automation that triggers on a Slack mention and automatically updates a row in Coda, keeping your team's cross-platform activity in sync. By connecting Slack's New Mention trigger to Coda's Update Row action, teams can track every username or keyword mention without manual effort.
Steps
- Log in to Zapier, click Create, and select Zaps to begin building your automation.
- Select Slack as your trigger app.
- Choose New Mention as the trigger event to detect when someone is mentioned in a public channel.
- Connect your Slack workspace by clicking Sign In to authorize the integration.
- Specify which mentions to track — enter your username or relevant highlight keywords.
- Click Test trigger to pull a sample mention and confirm the trigger is working.
- Select Coda as your action app.
- Select Update Row as the Coda action to define what happens when a mention is detected.
- Connect your Coda account by signing in if it is not already linked.
- Choose which Coda document should receive the mention data.
- Click Test step to confirm Slack mentions are correctly appearing in Coda.
- Click Publish to activate your Zap and start syncing mentions automatically.
