--- title: "Connect Slack to GeoNames - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Mention (instant)\" fires in Slack, your agent runs \"Find Nearby Place Name\" in GeoNames." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-geonames" --- # Connect Slack to GeoNames When **New Mention (instant)** fires in [Slack](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack), your agent runs **Find Nearby Place Name** in [GeoNames](https://apiant.ai/connections/geonames). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Slack **15** triggers Slack **60** actions GeoNames **42** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Slack and GeoNames to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Slack is where field and support chatter happens, and GeoNames holds the place data behind it. Connecting them means an address, postal code or coordinate pair mentioned in a Slack channel can be looked up in GeoNames and the result posted back where the conversation is. The agent builds the connection, tests every scenario and keeps it running. Example flows ## What Slack can start in GeoNames - When **New Mention (instant)** in Slack then **Find Nearby Place Name** in GeoNames - When **New Message Posted to Channel** in Slack then **Geocode address** in GeoNames Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Slack and GeoNames ## Triggers and actions 15 triggers · 102 actions - Trigger **New Channel** Triggers when a new channel is created in the workspace. - Trigger **New Channel (instant)** Triggers when a new channel is created (Slack event channel_created). - Trigger **New Channel Member** Triggers when a member joins a chosen channel (Slack event member_joined_channel). - Trigger **New File (instant)** Triggers when a new file is uploaded to the workspace (Slack event file_created). - Trigger **New Mention (instant)** Triggers when a username or keyword is mentioned in a channel. Events API message events with keyword filter. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Message Posted to Private Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen private channel or group DM (Slack events message.groups, message.mpim). - Trigger **New Pinned Item** Triggers when an item is pinned in a channel. - Trigger **New Public Message Posted Anywhere** Triggers when a message is posted to any public channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Reaction Added** Triggers when an emoji reaction is added to a message (Slack event reaction_added). - Trigger **New Saved Message** Triggers when a message or file is saved (starred) (Slack event star_added). - Trigger **New Team Custom Emoji** Triggers when a custom emoji is added to the workspace (Slack event emoji_changed). - Trigger **New Thread Reply** Triggers when a new reply is added to a message thread. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace. Polling; deduped by user id. - Trigger **New User (instant)** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace (Slack event team_join). - Action **Add Bookmark** Add a bookmark to a channel. - Action **Add Reaction** Add an emoji reaction to a message. - Action **Add Star** Save a message or file by starring it. - Action **Archive Channel** Archive a channel. - Action **Complete Reminder** Mark a reminder as complete. - Action **Create Canvas** Create a standalone canvas document. - Action **Create Channel** Create a new public or private channel. - Action **Create Channel Canvas** Create a canvas attached to a channel. - Action **Create Reminder** Create a reminder for a user at a specified time. - Action **Delete Canvas** Delete a canvas. - Action **Delete File** Delete a file from the workspace. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel by timestamp. - Action **Delete Reminder** Delete a reminder. - Action **Delete Scheduled Message** Cancel a scheduled message before it is sent. - Action **Edit Bookmark** Edit an existing channel bookmark. - Action **Edit Canvas** Edit the content of a canvas. - Action **Find Channel by Name** List channels filtered to locate a channel by name (client filters the returned list). - Action **Find User by Email** Look up a Slack user by their email address. - Action **Get Channel Messages** Fetch the message history of a channel. - Action **Get File Info** Get information about a file. - Action **Get Message Permalink** Get a permanent link to a specific message. - Action **Get Message Reactions** Get the emoji reactions on a message. - Action **Get Team Info** Get information about the workspace. - Action **Get Thread Replies** Get the replies in a message thread. - Action **Get User Info** Get profile information for a Slack user by ID. - Action **Get User Presence** Get a user's current presence status. - Action **Get User Profile** Get a user's profile fields. - Action **Invite User to Channel** Invite one or more users to a channel (comma-separated user IDs). - Action **Join Channel** Join a public channel. - Action **Leave Channel** Leave a channel. - Action **List Bookmarks** List the bookmarks in a channel. - Action **List Channel Members** List the members of a channel. - Action **List Channels** List channels in the workspace (public and private). - Action **List Custom Emojis** List the workspace's custom emojis. - Action **List Files** List files in the workspace, optionally filtered by channel or user. - Action **List Pinned Items** List the items pinned in a channel. - Action **List Scheduled Messages** List messages scheduled to be sent later. - Action **List User Groups** List the workspace's user groups. - Action **List Users** List all users in the workspace. - Action **List User's Channels** List the channels a user is a member of. - Action **Mark Channel Read** Set the read cursor position in a channel. - Action **Pin Message** Pin a message to a channel. - Action **Remove Bookmark** Remove a bookmark from a channel. - Action **Remove Reaction** Remove an emoji reaction from a message. - Action **Remove Star** Remove a star from a message or file. - Action **Remove User from Channel** Remove a member from a channel. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedule a message to be sent to a channel at a future Unix time. - Action **Search Files** Search files across the workspace. - Action **Search Messages** Search messages across the workspace. - Action **Send Direct Message** Open a DM with a user and post a message to it. - Action **Send Ephemeral Message** Send a message in a channel that is visible only to one user. - Action **Send Message** Post a message to a channel, private group, or DM. - Action **Set Channel Purpose** Set the purpose (description) for a channel. - Action **Set Channel Topic** Set the topic for a channel. - Action **Set User Presence** Set the authenticated user's presence status. - Action **Unarchive Channel** Restore an archived channel. - Action **Unpin Message** Remove a pinned message from a channel. - Action **Update Message** Update an existing message in a channel by timestamp. - Action **Upload File** Upload a file and share it to one or more channels. - Action **Address reverse geocoding** reverse geocode coordinates to a street address - Action **Contains** get places contained within a place - Action **Country code from coordinates** get the country code for coordinates - Action **Country subdivision** get the admin subdivision for coordinates - Action **Earthquakes** get recent earthquakes within a bounding box - Action **Elevation ASTER GDEM** get ASTER GDEM elevation for coordinates - Action **Elevation GTOPO30** get GTOPO30 elevation for coordinates - Action **Elevation SRTM1** get 30m SRTM1 elevation for coordinates - Action **Extended find nearby** rich reverse geocoding to multiple entity types - Action **Find Nearby Place Name** Return the closest populated place to a latitude/longitude coordinate, with distance. - Action **Find nearby POIs (OSM)** find OSM points of interest near coordinates - Action **Find Nearby Postal Codes** Return postal codes near a latitude/longitude coordinate within an optional radius. - Action **Find nearby streets (OSM)** find OSM streets near coordinates - Action **Find nearby streets (US)** find US streets near coordinates - Action **Find nearby toponym** find the nearest toponym to coordinates - Action **Find nearby Wikipedia** find Wikipedia articles near coordinates - Action **Find nearest address (US)** find the nearest US street address to coordinates - Action **Find nearest intersection (OSM)** find the nearest OSM intersection to coordinates - Action **Find nearest intersection (US)** find the nearest US street intersection to coordinates - Action **Geocode address** forward geocode a street address to coordinates - Action **Get Children** Return the administrative children (e.g. states of a country, counties of a state) for a GeoNames feature ID. - Action **Get Country Info** Return country information (capital, population, area, bounding box, currency, languages) for one or all countries. - Action **Get Elevation (SRTM3)** Return the SRTM3 elevation in meters for a latitude/longitude coordinate. - Action **Get Geo Details** Return full record details (name, coordinates, population, admin hierarchy, timezone) for a GeoNames feature ID. - Action **Get place by ID** get a place (toponym) by geonameId - Action **Lookup Location From Postal Code** Look up location information (place name, latitude, longitude, admin areas) for a given postal code and country. - Action **Lookup Timezone From Geo** Return the timezone, current local time, and GMT/DST offsets for a latitude/longitude coordinate. - Action **Nearby weather** get the nearest weather station observation to coordinates - Action **Neighbourhood** get the US neighbourhood for coordinates - Action **Neighbours** get neighbouring countries/places of a place - Action **Ocean** get the ocean/sea name for coordinates - Action **Place hierarchy** get the administrative hierarchy for a place - Action **Postal code country info** list countries with postal code coverage - Action **RSS to GeoRSS** geo-tag an RSS feed into GeoRSS - Action **Search Places** Full-text search of the GeoNames database for places by name or query string. - Action **Search Postal Codes** Search postal codes by code or place name, returning matching postal-code records with coordinates. - Action **Siblings** get sibling places of a place - Action **Street name lookup** autocomplete street names - Action **Weather by ICAO** get weather observation by airport ICAO code - Action **Weather in bounding box** get weather stations within a bounding box - Action **Wikipedia bounding box** get Wikipedia articles within a bounding box - Action **Wikipedia search** full-text search of geo-tagged Wikipedia articles ## Each app on its own - [ **Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack) - [ **GeoNames** GeoNames geographical database: search places, postal code lookup, timezone, country info, nearby places...](https://apiant.ai/connections/geonames) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Slack - [ **Slack to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-hubspot) - [ **Slack to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-google-sheets) - [ **Slack to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-gmail) - [ **Slack to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-google-drive) - [ **Slack to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Slack to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-pipedrive) ## More into GeoNames - [ **HubSpot to GeoNames** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-geonames) - [ **Salesforce to GeoNames** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-geonames) - [ **Mailchimp to GeoNames** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-geonames) - [ **Stripe to GeoNames** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-geonames) - [ **Shopify to GeoNames** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-geonames) - [ **QuickBooks Online to GeoNames** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quickbooks-online-to-geonames) Questions ## Slack and GeoNames, answered ### ### Can GeoNames start a workflow on its own? No, GeoNames has no triggers, so every scenario starts with something happening in Slack, such as a message posted to a channel, a thread reply, a mention or a reaction. GeoNames supplies the lookups, like geocoding an address, finding a nearby place name or returning a timezone. ### ### How does the GeoNames result get back to my team? Slack actions such as Send Message can post the lookup result into the same channel, so the place name, coordinates or local time appears alongside the original message. A single scenario can chain several GeoNames lookups before the Slack message is posted. ### ### What can start an automation from Slack? Any of Slack's 15 triggers in the catalog, including New Mention (instant), New Message Posted to Channel, New Message Posted to Private Channel and New Reaction Added. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in GeoNames when something happens in Slack? Any of GeoNames's 42 actions, including Find Nearby Place Name, Geocode address, Lookup Location From Postal Code and Search Places. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from GeoNames to Slack? GeoNames has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Slack. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads GeoNames's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Slack or GeoNames? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Slack and GeoNames without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.