Gainsight Customer Communities + Slack

Send direct messages in Slack for new users in Gainsight Customer Communities

Improve team communication with this workflow that links the Gainsight Customer Communities app to Slack. Whenever a new user joins your community on Gainsight Customer Communities, a direct message is instantly sent in Slack, keeping your team updated. This automation eliminates the need for manual updates, streamlining communication and fostering a cohesive team response to new user engagement.

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New User
Triggers when a new user is created.
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Send Direct Message
Sends a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.
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New Attendee
Triggers when a new attendee has signed up to an event.
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- Content Type
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New User
Triggers when a new user is created.
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Updated Idea Status
Triggers when an ideation status has changed.
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- User IDRequired
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- Topic IDRequired
- Topic content typeRequired
- Moderator IDRequired
- Moderator tag nameRequired
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- User IDRequired
- PointsRequired
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- Api Docs Info
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
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- IDRequired
Action
Search
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Channel
- User Name
- Shared
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
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- TextRequired
- Remind when?Required
- Remind who?
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- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
- Zap Id
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- Channel NameRequired
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- ChannelRequired
- TopicRequired
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- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
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Delete Message
This action deletes an existing message in a specific channel on Slack. You need to provide the channel ID and the message timestamp as inputs.
Action
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Remove User from Channel
This action removes a specified user from a specified channel in Slack.
Action
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Find Public Channel
This action will find a public channel in Slack using either the channel's ID or name.
Action
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Get Message by Timestamp
This action retrieves a specific message from a conversation history in Slack using the message's timestamp.
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- EmailRequired
- Return Raw Results?
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- Full NameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
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- Content Type
- Category
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- Content Type
- Category
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Reported Post
Triggers when a post is reported.
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Updated Topic Moderator Tags
Triggers when a specified moderator tag is updated.
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- HTTP methodRequired
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- User IDRequired
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- User IDRequired
- Topic IDRequired
- Topic Content TypeRequired
- Reply ContentRequired
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- Moderator TagRequired
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- Search ByRequired
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New Channel
Triggers when a new #channel is created.
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- Include Alias
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- User Name
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Channel
- Reaction
- User
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
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- ChannelRequired
- UsersRequired
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- Send Multi Message
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap Id
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- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap Id
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
Action
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- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
- User
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- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
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Retrieve Thread Messages
This action retrieves all the messages sent to a specific thread in a selected channel.
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Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
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Edit Message
This action updates a specific message on Slack. You need to provide the Channel ID, the Timestamp of the message to be edited, the new text for the message, and a boolean to indicate if you want to edit a bot message.
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- Search QueryRequired
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- IDRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

About Gainsight Customer Communities

Gainsight's Customer Communities is a B2B customer success community platform that increases self-service and engagement during crucial phases of the customer journey.

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Customer Support

About Slack

Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.

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Team Chat

Gainsight Customer Communities + Slack

Send direct messages in Slack for new users in Gainsight Customer Communities

New Attendee

New Topic

New User

Updated Idea Status

Add Custom Role to User

Append Moderator Tags to Topic

Assign Points

API Request (Beta)

Get Assigned Points of User

New Public Message Posted Anywhere

New Message Posted to Channel

New File

New Message Posted to Private Channel

New Saved Message

Add Reminder

Send Channel Message

Create Channel

Set Channel Topic

Set Status

Delete Message

Remove User from Channel

Find Public Channel

Get Message by Timestamp

Find User by Email

Find User by Name

New Reply

New Topic Like

Reported Post

Updated Topic Moderator Tags

Api Action

Assign Badge

Create Reply

Find Topic by Moderator Tag

Find a User

New Channel

New Team Custom Emoji

New Mention

New Reaction Added

New User

Invite User to Channel

Send Direct Message

Send Private Channel Message

Update Profile

API Request (Beta)

Retrieve Thread Messages

Create Private Channel

Edit Message

Find Message

Find User by ID

Find User by Username

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