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Connect Slack and Gmail

Cross-Channel Comms

Stop switching between Slack and email. Route important Slack messages to Gmail so your team sees critical communications in their preferred channel.

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What you can automate

Not everyone monitors Slack equally — some team members prefer email. Flomation bridges the two by forwarding important Slack messages, keyword mentions, and channel digests to Gmail automatically.

Email stakeholders on keyword mentions, send daily channel digests, forward urgent DMs to email, and log channel creation.

Forward urgent Slack DMs to email

Auto-forward direct messages from Slack to email for inbox visibility.

Email confirmation on new Slack channel creation

Send an email record whenever a new Slack channel is created.

New Message in Channel

Daily Slack channel digest via email

Compile and send a daily Gmail digest of important Slack channel messages.

Email stakeholder when keyword is mentioned in Slack

Auto-email a stakeholder when a key term appears in a Slack channel.

Steps

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How it works

Set up your first automation in under 5 minutes.

1

Connect Slack and Gmail to Flomation

2

Choose the Slack trigger (keyword, message, reaction)

3

Configure email recipients and content

4

Activate for automatic cross-channel communication

FAQ

Can Flomation forward Slack direct messages to an email inbox?

Yes. Use New Direct Message as the trigger and Send Email or Forward Email as the action.

Can I get a daily digest of a Slack channel by email?

Yes. Use a scheduled trigger combined with New Message in Channel to compile and send a daily summary email.

Can I email someone when a specific keyword is mentioned in a Slack channel?

Yes. Use Keyword Mentioned as the trigger, set the keyword, and Send Email as the action with the message content included.

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