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Send Slack private channel messages for new GitLab project merge request events

Stay informed about your team's progress in GitLab without leaving Slack. This workflow triggers whenever a new project merge request event occurs in GitLab, instantly sending a private channel message in Slack. Enhance collaboration and efficiency by keeping everyone updated with real-time notifications from GitLab.

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New Project Merge Request Event
Triggers on an open, merge, or close merge request event.
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Send Private Channel Message
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.
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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
Action
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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.
Action
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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.
Action
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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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- ProjectRequired
- 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
Action
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- Scope
- State
- Order By
- Filter by Labels from a Group or Project?
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.
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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?
Action
Search

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New Code Snippet Comment

New Commit Comment

New Group Merge Request Event

Event

New Project Issue Event

Event

New Merge Request Comment

Filter Instructions

Merge Request Author

Merge Request Assignee

Comment Author

Merge Request Review Request

Group

Project

Create Commit

Add Note to Issue

Confidential

Add Note to Merge Request

Confidential

Find Group Merge Requests

Labels

Scope

State

Order By

Find Project Merge Requests

Labels

Scope

State

Order By

New Channel

New Team Custom Emoji

Include Alias

New Mention

User Name

Highlight Word

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New Reaction Added

Channel

Reaction

User

New User

Invite User to Channel

Send Direct Message

Send Multi Message

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

Send Private Channel Message

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?

Update Profile

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email

User

API Request (Beta)

Query String Parameters

Headers

Additional Request Headers

Body

Retrieve Thread Messages