GitLab + Slack

Create Slack reminders for new GitLab merge request review requests

Stay on top of your GitLab merge request reviews with this seamless automation. When a new merge request review request is created in GitLab, it will trigger a workflow that sets a reminder in Slack, ensuring you never miss a review deadline. This way, you can streamline your review process and improve collaboration within your team.

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Merge Request Review Request
Triggers when you are requested to review a merge request.
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Add Reminder
Adds a reminder for yourself or a teammate, just like the /remind slash command.
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- ProjectRequired
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- GroupRequired
- Event
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- ProjectRequired
- Event
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- ProjectRequired
- Filter Instructions
- Merge Request Author
- Merge Request Assignee
- Comment Author
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- Group
- Project
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Scheduled
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- ProjectRequired
- Commit MessageRequired
- Branch NameRequired
- File ActionRequired
- File PathRequired
- File ContentsRequired
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- ProjectRequired
- IssueRequired
- BodyRequired
- Confidential
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- ProjectRequired
- Merge RequestRequired
- BodyRequired
- Confidential
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- GroupRequired
- Labels
- Scope
- State
- Order By
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- ProjectRequired
- Labels
- Scope
- State
- Order By
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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?
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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
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- IDRequired
- Return Raw Results?
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- UsernameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
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- Branch or Tag
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- Event
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- ProjectRequired
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- ProjectRequired
- Event
- Job Name
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- ProjectRequired
- Event
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- ProjectRequired
- NameRequired
- Reference Branch Name
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- ProjectRequired
- TitleRequired
- Description
- Labels
- Assignee Gitlab Username
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- ProjectRequired
- TitleRequired
- Description
- Source BranchRequired
- Target Branch
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- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
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- Scope
- State
- Order By
- Filter by Labels from a Group or Project?
Action
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- 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.
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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.
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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?
Action
Search
- Full NameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
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Search

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Create Slack reminders for new GitLab merge request review requests

New Code Snippet Comment

New Commit Comment

New Group Merge Request Event

New Project Issue Event

New Merge Request Comment

Merge Request Review Request

Create Commit

Add Note to Issue

Add Note to Merge Request

Find Group Merge Requests

Find Project Merge Requests

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

New Commit

New Group Issue Event

New Issue Comment

New Job Event

New Project Merge Request Event

Create Branch

Create Issue

Create Merge Request

API Request (Beta)

Find All Merge Requests

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

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