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What It Does
- Automatically adds team members to the right Slack channels to keep stakeholders in the loop.
- Reduces manual steps in onboarding, deal updates, or cross-functional alerts.
- Ensures every stakeholder has visibility without asking for channel invites.
- Keeps your communication workflows clean and consistent.
- Helps RevOps and SalesOps teams streamline notifications for pipeline changes.
🏁 Getting Started
1
Connect Slack Account
Authenticate your Slack workspace to allow channel invitations.
2
Configure Inputs
Choose the channel to invite to and select the user to add.
Inputs
🛠️ Required Fields
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Channel (✅)
Select a public or private channel, or a user or group where you want to invite someone.
Why it matters: Ensures the right conversations include the right people, keeping updates centralized. -
User (✅)
Choose which Slack user to invite to the selected channel.
Why it matters: Automates user onboarding into channels, saving manual effort and reducing errors.
🎯 Optional Fields
This action has no optional fields.Output
When this action runs, it emits the updated channel membership data returned by Slack. Use this output to confirm the invitation succeeded or to chain additional actions (e.g., send a welcome message).
If the user is already a member of the channel, Slack will return an error indicating the invitation is unnecessary.
How It Works
- Validates your Slack connection and channel permissions.
- Sends an invite to the specified user via Slack’s API.
- Returns the updated channel member list.
- Passes the result downstream for follow-up actions (e.g., welcome messages, role assignments).
🚀 Example Use Cases & Prompts
| Use Case | Setup or Prompt Example |
|---|---|
| New Hire Onboarding | ”Invite the new sales hire to the #sales-onboarding channel.” |
| Deal Collaboration | ”Add the account exec to the #deal-1234 team channel once a deal moves to Ops.” |
| Campaign Team Alerts | ”Invite marketing specialists to #campaign-launch when a campaign kicks off.” |
✨ Pro Tips
⚠️ Important Considerations
🛠 Troubleshooting & Gotchas
| Symptom | Likely Cause | Quick Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Invitation not sent | Bot not in channel | Add the Slack app to the target channel |
| Error: user already in channel | Duplicate invite | Skip or handle the error in your workflow |
| Missing permissions or scopes | Insufficient Slack scopes | Update your Slack app permissions |
📝 FAQ
Can I invite multiple users at once?
Can I invite multiple users at once?
Not in a single action — use multiple nodes or batch the process with a loop.
What happens if the user is already in the channel?
What happens if the user is already in the channel?
Slack returns an error; you can catch and ignore it in downstream error handling.
Is this node synchronous?
Is this node synchronous?
Yes — it waits for Slack’s confirmation before continuing your workflow.
💰 Pricing
| Action | Credit Cost |
|---|---|
| Invite User to Channel | Free |
Drop this Invite User to Channel action into your flow to automate team onboarding and collaboration — effortlessly. 🚀