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Motion

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This Zap automatically creates a task in Motion whenever you save a messages in Slack. This allocates time on your calendar for important work from Slack that you can't get to just yet, without the need for a tedious manual update.

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.

Slack

Triggers when a new message is posted to any public channel.

New Public Message Posted Anywhere

New Channel

Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.

New Message Posted to Channel

Triggers when a custom emoji has been added to a team.

New Team Custom Emoji

Triggers when a new file is uploaded to your workspace.

New File

Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.

New Mention

Triggers when a new message is found that matches the query.

New Message From Query

Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.

New Message Posted to Private Channel

Triggers when a Message is pushed from Slack.

New Pushed Message

Triggers when a reaction (aka reactji) is added to a message in a public #channel.

New Reaction Added

New Saved Message

Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.

New User

Finds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature.

Find Message

Finds a user by matching against their email instead of their username.

Find User by Email

Find User by ID

Finds a user by matching against their real name instead of their username.

Find User by Name

Find User by Username

Adds a reminder for yourself or a teammate, just like the `/remind` slash command.

Add Reminder

Invite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it.

Invite User to Channel

Posts a message to the specific #channel you choose. Message delivery can be scheduled for later.

Send Channel Message

Sends a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.

Send Direct Message

Create Channel

Post a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.

Send Private Channel Message

Set Channel Topic

Update basic profile fields such as name or title

Update Profile

Sets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.

Set Status

Invite a new User to your Slack workspace. Uses legacy tokens.

Invite New User

Custom Actions (Beta)

This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.

API Request (Beta)

Motion uses artificial intelligence to optimize your and your team’s day. It automatically prioritizes tasks, schedules meetings & resolves calendar conflicts.

Finds an existing Motion task from its properties

Find Task

Create Project

Create Task

Update Task

Create Motion tasks from new saved Slack messages

This integration will automatically create a task whenever you receive an email at a custom Zapier email address. The next time you want to allocate time to address an important email, just forward that email to the custom address, and Motion will allocate time for it, with no added clicks or keystrokes.

Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.)

Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!

Email by Zapier

Triggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom **zapiermail.com** address.

New Inbound Email

Triggers when an email that you've enabled read receipts on via our `Send Outbound Email` trigger is opened.

New Read Receipt

Send up to 5 emails per day on Free or Trial Zapier plans, or up to 10 emails per hour on paid Zapier plans from a custom **zapiermail.com** address.

Send Outbound Email

Create Motion tasks from new emails

Need to set aside time for a new Salesforce lead or opportunity? Use this template to generate a Motion task for every new Salesforce record automatically.

Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship manager (CRM) application.

Salesforce

Triggers when a new Attachment is added to a case.

New Case Attachment

New Contact

Triggers when a field is updated on the object specified. It will output the old and new field values.

New Field History Tracking Event

Triggers when an attachment, note, or content document is added or updated on any record of the specified Salesforce object.

New or Updated File on Record

New Lead

Triggers when a new outbound message is received in Salesforce.

New Outbound Message

Triggers when a record of the specified Salesforce object (ie. Contact, Lead, Opportunity, etc.) is created.

New Record

Triggers when a field of your choosing (ie. email address, status) is updated on any record of a specified Salesforce object (ie. Contact, Lead, Opportunity, etc.).

Updated Field on Record

Triggers when any record of the specified Salesforce object (ie. Contact, Lead, Opportunity, etc.) is updated.

Updated Record

Finds Child Records for a given Parent ID, and returns the Child records as line-items.

Find Child Records

Finds a record of a specified Salesforce object by up to two fields and values you choose.

Find Record

Finds a record of a specified Salesforce object by a field and value you choose (with line-item support).

Find Record(s)

Finds one or more records of a Salesforce object using a Salesforce Object Query (SOQL) WHERE clause (with line item support).

Find Record(s) by Query

Finds a record of a Salesforce object using a Salesforce Object Query (SOQL) WHERE clause.

Find Record by Query

Gets all notes and attachments for a record.

Get Record Attachments

Find a record. Optionally create a record if not found.

Find or Create Record

Finds a record of a Salesforce object using a Salesforce Object Query (SOQL) WHERE clause. Optionally create a record if not found.

Find or Create Record by Query

Adds an existing contact to an existing campaign.

Add Contact to Campaign

Adds an existing file to an existing Record.

Add File to Record

Adds an existing lead to an existing campaign.

Add Lead to Campaign

Convert Lead to Contact

Create Attachment

Creates records from line items and sets the parent-child relationship.

Create Child Records (with line item support)

Create Contact

Creates a new enhanced note (also known as ContentNote) with optional record attachment.

Create Enhanced Note

Create File

Create Lead

Creates a new note and links it to a parent record

Create Note

Creates a new record of a specified Salesforce object.

Create Record

Creates a new record of a specified Salesforce object. Dates use the UTC format.

Create Record (UTC)

Deletes an existing record of a specified Salesforce object.

Delete Record

Sends an email using Salesforce Simple Email Actions.

Send Email

Updates an existing contact in Salesforce.

Update Contact

Update Lead

Updates an existing record for a specified Salesforce object (ie. Contact, Lead, Opportunity, etc.).

Update Record

Updates an existing record of a specified Salesforce object. Dates use the UTC format.

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