Integration
Connect Slack and Grist
When New Channel fires in Slack, your agent runs Create or Update Record in Grist, or New or Updated Record in Grist to Send Direct Message in Slack. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Slack and Grist can do together
From Slack to Grist
When New Channel in Slack
then Create or Update Record in Grist
From Grist to Slack
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 Grist
Triggers and actions 19 triggers · 81 actions
- New Channel
Triggers when a new channel is created in the workspace.
- New Channel (instant)
Triggers when a new channel is created (Slack event channel_created).
- New Channel Member
Triggers when a member joins a chosen channel (Slack event member_joined_channel).
- New File (instant)
Triggers when a new file is uploaded to the workspace (Slack event file_created).
- New Mention (instant)
Triggers when a username or keyword is mentioned in a channel. Events API message events with keyword filter.
- New Message Posted to Channel
Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen channel (Slack event message.channels).
- 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).
- New Pinned Item
Triggers when an item is pinned in a channel.
- New Public Message Posted Anywhere
Triggers when a message is posted to any public channel (Slack event message.channels).
- New Reaction Added
Triggers when an emoji reaction is added to a message (Slack event reaction_added).
- New Saved Message
Triggers when a message or file is saved (starred) (Slack event star_added).
- New Team Custom Emoji
Triggers when a custom emoji is added to the workspace (Slack event emoji_changed).
- New Thread Reply
Triggers when a new reply is added to a message thread.
- New User
Triggers when a new user joins the workspace. Polling; deduped by user id.
- New User (instant)
Triggers when a new user joins the workspace (Slack event team_join).
- Add Bookmark
Add a bookmark to a channel.
- Add Reaction
Add an emoji reaction to a message.
- Add Star
Save a message or file by starring it.
- Archive Channel
Archive a channel.
- Complete Reminder
Mark a reminder as complete.
- Create Canvas
Create a standalone canvas document.
- Create Channel
Create a new public or private channel.
- Create Channel Canvas
Create a canvas attached to a channel.
- Create Reminder
Create a reminder for a user at a specified time.
- Delete Canvas
Delete a canvas.
- Delete File
Delete a file from the workspace.
- Delete Message
Delete a message from a channel by timestamp.
- Delete Reminder
Delete a reminder.
- Delete Scheduled Message
Cancel a scheduled message before it is sent.
- Edit Bookmark
Edit an existing channel bookmark.
- Edit Canvas
Edit the content of a canvas.
- Find Channel by Name
List channels filtered to locate a channel by name (client filters the returned list).
- Find User by Email
Look up a Slack user by their email address.
- Get Channel Messages
Fetch the message history of a channel.
- Get File Info
Get information about a file.
- Get Message Permalink
Get a permanent link to a specific message.
- Get Message Reactions
Get the emoji reactions on a message.
- Get Team Info
Get information about the workspace.
- Get Thread Replies
Get the replies in a message thread.
- Get User Info
Get profile information for a Slack user by ID.
- Get User Presence
Get a user's current presence status.
- Get User Profile
Get a user's profile fields.
- Invite User to Channel
Invite one or more users to a channel (comma-separated user IDs).
- Join Channel
Join a public channel.
- Leave Channel
Leave a channel.
- List Bookmarks
List the bookmarks in a channel.
- List Channel Members
List the members of a channel.
- List Channels
List channels in the workspace (public and private).
- List Custom Emojis
List the workspace's custom emojis.
- List Files
List files in the workspace, optionally filtered by channel or user.
- List Pinned Items
List the items pinned in a channel.
- List Scheduled Messages
List messages scheduled to be sent later.
- List User Groups
List the workspace's user groups.
- List Users
List all users in the workspace.
- List User's Channels
List the channels a user is a member of.
- Mark Channel Read
Set the read cursor position in a channel.
- Pin Message
Pin a message to a channel.
- Remove Bookmark
Remove a bookmark from a channel.
- Remove Reaction
Remove an emoji reaction from a message.
- Remove Star
Remove a star from a message or file.
- Remove User from Channel
Remove a member from a channel.
- Rename Channel
Rename a channel.
- Schedule Message
Schedule a message to be sent to a channel at a future Unix time.
- Search Files
Search files across the workspace.
- Search Messages
Search messages across the workspace.
- Send Direct Message
Open a DM with a user and post a message to it.
- Send Ephemeral Message
Send a message in a channel that is visible only to one user.
- Send Message
Post a message to a channel, private group, or DM.
- Set Channel Purpose
Set the purpose (description) for a channel.
- Set Channel Topic
Set the topic for a channel.
- Set User Presence
Set the authenticated user's presence status.
- Unarchive Channel
Restore an archived channel.
- Unpin Message
Remove a pinned message from a channel.
- Update Message
Update an existing message in a channel by timestamp.
- Upload File
Upload a file and share it to one or more channels.
- New or Updated Record
Triggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated.
- New or Updated Record (Instant)
Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added.
- New Record
Triggered when a new row is added to a Grist table.
- New Record (Instant)
Triggers when a new Record is created
- Add Column
Adds a column to a table in a Grist document.
- Add Table
Creates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns.
- Create Document
Creates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID.
- Create or Update Record
Adds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID.
- Create Record
Adds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID.
- Create Workspace
Creates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID.
- Delete Document
Deletes a Grist document permanently.
- Delete Records
Deletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID.
- Delete Workspace
Deletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it.
- Find Record
Searches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values.
- Get Document
Returns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization.
- Get Org
Returns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level.
- Get Workspace
Returns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains.
- List Columns
Returns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type.
- List Orgs
Returns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach.
- List Tables
Returns the tables in a Grist document.
- List Workspaces
Returns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains.
- Run SQL Query
Runs a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows.
- Update Document
Renames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is.
- Update Record
Changes the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values.
- Update Workspace
Renames a Grist workspace.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Slack and Grist, answered
What can start an automation from Slack?
Any of Slack's 15 triggers in the catalog, including New Channel, New Channel (instant), New Channel Member and New File (instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Grist when something happens in Slack?
Any of Grist's 21 actions, including Create Document, Create or Update Record, Create Record and Create Workspace. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Grist to Slack?
Yes. When something happens in Grist, your agent can act in Slack too. This page covers both directions: Grist's triggers and Slack's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Slack or Grist?
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 Grist 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.