Connector functions

Connectors are step functions for workflows that behave like Slack functions for services external to Slack. They take inputs and perform work for you when added as steps to your workflows.

Connector functions are a new addition to Slack automations. We recommend understanding the systems and APIs you're integrating with before setup.

Browse connectors

Auth strategy	Capabilities
user	Can use end-user authentication via OAuth
vars	Requires workspace environment variables for authentication

Service	Connector	Auth strategies
Adobe Acrobat Sign	Send an agreement	user vars
Airtable	Add a record	user
Airtable	Delete a record	user
Airtable	Select a record	user
Airtable	Update a record	user
Asana	Add task to a section	user
Asana	Comment on a task	user
Asana	Create a project	user
Asana	Create a task	user
Asana	Update a task	user
Basecamp	Create a project	user
Basecamp	Create a to-do	user
Basecamp	Create a to-do list	user
Basecamp	Mark a to-do complete	user
Basecamp	Mark a to-do pending	user
Bitbucket	Create an issue	user
Bitbucket	Merge pull request	user
Box	Copy a file	user
Box	Create a folder	user
Box Sign	Create a sign request with a template	user
Calendly	Get meeting link	user
ClickUp	Create a task in a folder	user
Deel	Add a time off request	user
Deel	Create a new contract	user
Dialpad	Send an SMS	user
DocuSign	Create an envelope	user
DocuSign	Send an envelope	user
Dropbox	Copy a document	user
Dropbox	Create a folder	user
Dropbox	Create a shared link	user
Dropbox	Delete a document	user
Dropbox	Move a document	user
Dropbox Sign	Send signature request using a template	user
FireHydrant	Create an incident	vars
FireHydrant	Create a task	vars
FireHydrant	Update an incident	vars
FireHydrant	Update a task	vars
Giphy	Random GIF
Giphy	Search for a GIF
GitHub	Create an issue	user
GitHub Enterprise Server	Create an issue	user vars
GitLab	Create an issue	user
Google Calendar	Add attendee to an event	user
Google Calendar	Create a calendar event	user
Google Mail	Send an email	user
Google Meet	Start a meeting	user
Google Sheets	Add to spreadsheet	user
Google Sheets	Delete from a spreadsheet	user
Google Sheets	Select a spreadsheet row	user
Google Sheets	Update a spreadsheet	user
Google Tasks	Create a task list	user
Google Tasks	Insert a task	user
Greenhouse Onboarding	Create pending hire	vars
Greenhouse Onboarding	Fetch employees	vars
Greenhouse Recruiting	Hire Application	vars
Greenhouse Recruiting	Candidate activity	vars
Greenhouse Recruiting	List job candidates	vars
Greenhouse Recruiting	Reject Application	vars
Guru	Add a comment	user
Guru	Create a card	user
Guru	Delete a card	user
Guru	Unverify a card	user
Guru	Update a card	user
Guru	Verify a card	user
Intercom	Create an article	user
Intercom	Create a ticket	user
JIRA Cloud	Create an issue	user
JIRA Cloud	Edit an issue	user
LaunchDarkly	Create approval request to update a feature flag's state	user
LaunchDarkly	Create a boolean feature flag	user
LaunchDarkly	Update a feature flag's state	user
LaunchDarkly	Update a target in a feature flag	user
LaunchDarkly	Update a target in a segment	user
Lever	Create an interview	vars
Lever	Create an opportunity	vars
Lever	Create a panel	vars
Linear	Add a comment	user
Linear	Create an issue	user
Linear	Create a project	user
Linear	Update an issue	user
Loopio	Create a project	vars
Lucid	Create a document	user
Mailchimp	Add a contact to audience	user
Mailchimp	Create an email campaign	user
Mailchimp	Get campaign report	user
Mailchimp	Send a Campaign	user
Microsoft Excel	Add to worksheet	user
Microsoft Excel	Delete from a worksheet	user
Microsoft Excel	Select a worksheet row	user
Microsoft Excel	Update a worksheet	user
Microsoft OneDrive	Copy a file	user
Microsoft OneDrive	Create a file	user
Microsoft OneNote	Create a page	user
Microsoft OneNote	Update a page	user
Microsoft Outlook Calendar	Create a calendar event	user
Microsoft Outlook Email	Send an email	user
Microsoft Teams Calls	Create a meeting	user
Miro	Copy board	user
Miro	Create board	user
Monday	Archive a board	user
Monday	Create a board	user
Monday	Create a group	user
Monday	Create an item	user
Notion	Archive a page	user
Notion	Create a page	user
PagerDuty	Add a note	user
PagerDuty	Trigger an incident	user
PagerDuty	Change escalation level	user
PagerDuty	Resolve an incident	user
PagerDuty	Send status update	user
Ramp	Create new physical card	user
Ramp	Create spend request	user
Ramp	Create new virtual card	user
Ramp	Get a spend request	user
Ramp	Suspend a card	user
Ramp	Terminate a card	user
Ramp	Unlock a card	user
RingCentral	Send a SMS	user
Rootly	Create an alert	vars
Rootly	Create a cause	vars
Rootly	Update a cause	vars
Salesforce	Create a record	user
Salesforce	Delete a record	user
Salesforce	Read a record	user
Salesforce	Run a Flow	user
Salesforce	Update a record	user
ServiceNow	Create an incident	user vars
ServiceNow	Get an incident	user vars
SmartRecruiters	Create a candidate	vars
SmartRecruiters	Create a candidate and assign to job	vars
SmartRecruiters	Provide feedback for a candidate	vars
Smartsheet	Add a row to a Smartsheet	user
Smartsheet	Delete a row from Smartsheet	user
Smartsheet	Select a Smartsheet row	user
Smartsheet	Update a row to Smartsheet	user
Snyk	Ignore an issue	user
SurveyMonkey	Copy a survey	user
SurveyMonkey	Copy a survey from a template	user
Travis CI	Cancel build	vars
Travis CI	Restart build	vars
Travis CI	Trigger build	vars
Twilio	Send SMS	vars
Typeform	Create a workspace	user
Typeform	Duplicate an existing form	user
Typeform	Get a form	user
Typeform	Get form insights	user
Webex	Create a meeting	user
Workast	Create a task	user
Wrike	Comment on a folder	user
Wrike	Comment on a task	user
Wrike	Create a folder	user
Wrike	Create a task	user
Wrike	Update a task	user
Zendesk	Add tags	user vars
Zendesk	Create a ticket	user vars
Zendesk	Remove tags	user vars
Zendesk	Update a ticket	user vars
Zoom	Create a meeting	user

Authentication

Connectors use either OAuth or workspace environment variables to handle authentication.

Most connectors rely on end-user authentication. These connectors reply on an access token input parameter that you as a developer configure while adding the connector as a step in a workflow.

End-user authentication

The first authentication strategy is called END_USER. This strategy is supported by most connectors.

// An example access token property for a Salesforce connector:
salesforce_access_token: {
    credential_source: "END_USER"
}

When a connector's access token credential source is set to END_USER, the auth token of the user who started the workflow will be used in the connector step.

In cases like this, when a user starts a workflow from a shortcut link, the user will be prompted to connect their third-party service account via an OAuth flow. All of this— except for when they are sent to a browser to complete the authentication flow—happens inside their Slack client.

You do not need to do anything else besides set the credential_source to END_USER to configure end-user authentication for a connector.

Workspace environment variable authentication

Connectors that rely on workspace environment variables to handle authentication will require workspace admins to set these up before the connector can be used in a workflow.

Admins can set workspace environment variables for connectors that require them from within Workflow Builder, in the Manage Integrations section.

To open the Manage Integrations section, open Workflow Builder and access the additional options menu to the right of the Create Workflow button.

Building your own connectors

Creating your own connectors opens many more interoperability possibilities. We're not quite ready to enable developers to build their own connectors, but we'd love to hear from you if you're interested and patient.

In the meantime, we recommend building custom functions that call APIs with external authentication.