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Create new Looker email credentials from new Slack private channel messages
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Send channel messages in Slack for new records created in Looker
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Create new Looker email credentials from new Slack private channel messages

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Add roles to users in Looker when new messages are posted to Slack channels

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Send channel messages in Slack for new records created in Looker

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A trigger is the event that starts your Zap—like a "New Record Created in Look" from Looker.

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An action happens after the trigger—such as "Add Reminder" in Slack.

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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

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- Look ID
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- Primary Key Field
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New User
Triggers when a new user is created in Looker.
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- Group ID
  Required
- User ID
  Required
Action
Write
- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
Action
Write
- Help
- Do you want to use an existing SQL Runner Query from Looker?
  Required
Action
Write

- Info
- User ID
  Required
Action
Write
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
- Optimized data
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- Channel
  Required
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
- Optimized data
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- Channel
  Required
- User ID
  Required
- Shared
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- Search Query
  Required
- Optimized data
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Polling
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- Channel
  Required
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
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- Text
  Required
- Remind when?
  Required
- Member ID
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Users
  Required
Action
Write
- Send Multi Message
- Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap_id
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Add Zapier app to channel automatically?
- Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap_id
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Topic
  Required
- Topic set by
Action
Write
- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
Action
Write
Delete Message
This action deletes an existing message in a specific channel on Slack. You need to provide the channel ID and the message timestamp as inputs.
Action
Write
Retrieve Thread Messages
This action retrieves all the messages sent to a specific thread in a selected channel.
Action
Write
Find Public Channel
This action will find a public channel in Slack using either the channel's ID or name.
Action
Write
Get Message by Timestamp
This action retrieves a specific message from a conversation history in Slack using the message's timestamp.
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Message ID (ts)
  Required
Action
Search
- Search Query
  Required
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- User ID
- Optimized data
Action
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- Bot Name
- Optimized data
Action
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- User ID
  Required
- Role IDs
  Required
Action
Write
- User ID
  Required
- Email
  Required
Action
Write
- Deletion_warning
- User ID
  Required
Action
Write
- Info
- Look ID
  Required
Action
Write
- User ID
- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
- Email
  Required
Action
Search
New Channel
Triggers when a new #channel is created.
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- Include_alias
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- User ID
  Required
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Conversation ID
- Reaction
- Member ID
- Message Author ID
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- Zap Identifier
- Access type
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
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- Channel
  Required
- Scheduled As
  Required
- Scheduled Message ID
  Required
Action
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- Channel
  Required
- Add Zapier app to channel automatically?
- Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
- Zap_id
Action
Write
- Zap Identifier
Action
Write
- Status_copy
- Approval request message
  Required
- Send message as
  Required
- Approval type
  Required
- Zap_id
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Approve button URL
- Approve button label
- Add decline button
- Add details button
- Require confirmation
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- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
- Title
- Email
  Required
- Display Name
- Member ID
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
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Remove User from Channel
This action removes a specified user from a specified channel in Slack.
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Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
Action
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Edit Message
This action updates a specific message sent by the same Authenticated user on Slack. You need to provide the Channel ID, the Timestamp of the message to be edited, and the new text for the message.
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
Action
Search
- Channel
  Required
- Message ID (ts)
  Required
Action
Search
- Email
  Required
- Optimized data
Action
Search
- Full Name
  Required
- Optimized data
Action
Search

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Practical ways you can use Looker and Slack

Notify Slack of new users in Looker.

When a new user is created in Looker, Zapier sends a notification to a specific Slack channel, ensuring all support team members are informed. This helps teams track who has access to analytics resources, improving communication and reducing onboarding bottlenecks.

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Alert Slack on Looker SQL query outcomes.

Zapier sends a message to a Slack channel when a new record is created in a SQL query in Looker. This automation ensures engineers are promptly notified of query results, facilitating faster debugging or performance monitoring.

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Share deal insights via Slack.

Zapier triggers a Slack message whenever a new record is created in a Look in Looker, allowing your team to instantly review aggregated deal insights. This keeps the sales team aligned and informed, improving deal management and the chances of closing.

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About Looker

Looker is an enterprise platform for BI, data applications, and embedded analytics that helps you explore and share insights in real time.

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About Slack

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Connect Looker and Slack to unlock the power of automation

Set up your first integration

Create new Looker email credentials from new Slack private channel messages

Add roles to users in Looker when new messages are posted to Slack channels

Send channel messages in Slack for new records created in Looker

Send direct messages in Slack for new records created in Looker

Create new Looker email credentials from new Slack private channel messages

Add roles to users in Looker when new messages are posted to Slack channels

Send channel messages in Slack for new records created in Looker

Send direct messages in Slack for new records created in Looker

Top companies trust Zapier to automate work that solves their unique business problems—no coding required.

How Zapier works

Choose a trigger

Add your action

You’re connected!

Supported triggers and actions

Zapier is the automation platform of choice for 87% of Forbes Cloud 100 companies in 2023

Practical ways you can use Looker and Slack

Notify Slack of new users in Looker.

Alert Slack on Looker SQL query outcomes.

Share deal insights via Slack.

Learn how to automate Slack on the Zapier blog

How to automatically summarize Slack threads

Automatically set your Slack channel topic

How to break your bad Slack habits

Make work flow with AI

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