Slack + Viral Loops

Send direct messages in Slack when new milestones are reached in Viral Loops

Celebrate every milestone achieved in Viral Loops in real-time by setting up this workflow. For each milestone reached, a direct message is instantly dispatched via Slack, keeping the team informed and motivated. It offers an efficient way to track progress, ensuring that everyone stays on the same page regarding your viral campaigns with no added effort on your part.

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Milestone Reached
Triggers when a participant reaches a milestone. Available for the Milestone Referral and Viral Loops for Shopify templates.
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Send Direct Message
Send a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.
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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

New Conversion
Triggers when a participant from your campaign is converted. Available only for the Universal Referral, Milestone Referral, Online-to-Offline and Altruistic Referral templates.
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Milestone Reached
Triggers when a participant reaches a milestone. Available for the Milestone Referral and Viral Loops for Shopify templates.
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New Referral Count
Triggers when the referral count of a participant changes, eg. if they go from 5 referrals to 6. Available for all templates.
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- EmailRequired
- First name
- Last name
- Referral code
Action
Write
- Participant's EmailRequired
Action
Write

New Channel
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
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Instant
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- Include Alias
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- User Name
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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New Pushed Message
Triggers when you click the "Push to Zapier" button from a message in Slack.
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Instant
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
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Instant
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- TextRequired
- Remind when?Required
- Remind who?
Action
Write
- 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
Write
- Channel NameRequired
Action
Write
- ChannelRequired
- TopicRequired
Action
Write
- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
Action
Write
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
Write
Remove User from Channel
This action removes a specified user from a specified channel in Slack.
Action
Write
Find Public Channel
This action will find a public channel in Slack using either the channel's ID or name.
Action
Write
Get Message by Timestamp
This action retrieves a specific message from a conversation history in Slack using the message's timestamp.
Action
Write
- EmailRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Full NameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

New Conversion Count
Triggers when the conversion count of a participant changes, eg. if they go from 5 conversions to 6. Available only for the Milestone Referral, and Altruistic Referral templates.
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Instant
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New Participant
Triggers when a new participant is added to your campaign. Available in all templates.
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Instant
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Reward Redeemed
Triggers when a reward is redeemed via the Campaign Dashboard or the API. Available only for the Milestone Referral, Refer a Friend and Viral Loops for Shopify templates.
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Instant
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- EmailRequired
Action
Write
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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Instant
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Channel
- User Name
- Shared
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Instant
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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Instant
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- Reaction
- Channel
- 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
Action
Write
- 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
Write
- 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
Write
- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
- User
Action
Write
- Raw Request User Info
- Api Docs Info
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
Action
Write
Retrieve Thread Messages
This action retrieves all the messages sent to a specific thread in a selected channel.
Action
Write
Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
Action
Write
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
Write
- Search QueryRequired
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- IDRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

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