Automatically invite team to Slack channel for new docs
New documents land in isolation. Even if a channel exists for discussion, people don't know to join it. This automation creates a Slack channel for a new doc and invites your team automatically, so collaboration starts immediately.
Trigger
New Document Created
Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.
Action
Invite users to a Slack channel
Invites users to an existing slack channel using their valid slack user ids.
Why this helps
A new project document is created but your team doesn't know where to discuss it. Someone creates a random Slack channel, others miss it, conversations fragment across multiple channels. Coordination becomes chaotic.
- New docs automatically have a dedicated Slack discussion space
- Team stays together instead of fragmenting across channels
- Collaboration starts immediately without setup friction
- Scaling document-based projects without manual coordination
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Slack in your Notis portal.
- 2Create a new Automation: 'When a new Google Doc is created, invite [team members or groups] to the associated Slack channel [channel name].'
- 3Select 'integration_event' and pick 'New Document Created.'
- 4Specify which team members or user groups should be invited automatically.
- 5Test by creating a new Google Doc and verifying your team is invited to the channel.
Questions about this workflow
What if the Slack channel doesn't exist yet?
You can combine this with 'create channel' automation—Notis will create the channel first, then invite your team.
Can I invite different people for different types of docs?
Yes. Set up multiple automations with different criteria—e.g., 'if the doc is about marketing, invite the marketing team' or 'if it's a client project, invite the client stakeholder.'
Can I send a welcome message to the channel when people are invited?
Absolutely. Notis can post a message explaining the document's purpose and any next steps.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Slack actions
New Document Created
Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Document Placeholder Filled
Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Document Search Update
Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Document Structure Changed
Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Document Word Count Threshold
Triggers when a Google Doc's word/character count crosses a user-defined threshold. This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when its word or character count becomes greater than or equal to the configured threshold value.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
New Folder Created in Root
Triggers when a new folder is created in the root folder of Google Drive. This trigger monitors Google Drive and fires when new folders are detected in the root directory.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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