Can Slack connect with Google Sheets?

Yes, Slack can connect with Google Sheets using n8n.io. With n8n, you can create workflows that automate tasks and transfer data between Slack and Google Sheets. Configure nodes for Slack and Google Sheets in the n8n interface, specifying actions and triggers to set up their connection.

Can I use Slack’s API with n8n?

Yes, with n8n, you can programmatically interact with Slack’s API via pre-defined supported actions or raw HTTP requests. With the HTTP Request node, you create a REST API call. You need to understand basic API terminology and concepts.

Can I use Google Sheets’s API with n8n?

Yes, with n8n, you can programmatically interact with Google Sheets’s API via pre-defined supported actions or raw HTTP requests. With the HTTP Request node, you create a REST API call. You need to understand basic API terminology and concepts.

Is n8n secure for integrating Slack and Google Sheets?

Yes, it is safe to use n8n to integrate Slack and Google Sheets. n8n offers various features to ensure the safe handling of your data. These include encrypted data transfers, secure credential storage, RBAC functionality, and compliance with industry-standard security practices (SOC2 compliant). For hosted plans, data is stored within the EU on servers located in Frankfurt, Germany. You can also host it on your own infrastructure for added control. Learn more about n8n’s security practices here.

How to get started with Slack and Google Sheets integration in n8n.io?

To start integrating Slack and Google Sheets in n8n, you have different options depending on how you intend to use it: n8n Cloud: hosted solution, no need to install anything. Self-host: recommended method for full-control or customized use cases. Unlike other platforms that charge per operation, step, or task, n8n charges only for full workflow executions. This approach guarantees predictable costs and scalability, no matter the complexity or volume of your workflows.

Slack and Google Sheets: Automate Workflows with n8n

Slack and Google Sheets integration

Save yourself the work of writing custom integrations for Slack and Google Sheets and use n8n instead. Build adaptable and scalable Communication, Data & Storage, and Productivity workflows that work with your technology stack. All within a building experience you will love.

How to connect Slack and Google Sheets

Step 1: Create a new workflow
Step 2: Add and configure nodes
Step 3: Connect
Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Slack and Google Sheets integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Slack and Google Sheets nodes

You can find Slack and Google Sheets in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Slack and Google Sheets nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Slack and Google Sheets integration: Add and configure Slack and Google Sheets nodes

Step 3: Connect Slack and Google Sheets

A connection establishes a link between Slack and Google Sheets (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Slack and Google Sheets integration: Connect Slack and Google Sheets

Step 4: Customize and extend your Slack and Google Sheets integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Slack and Google Sheets with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Slack and Google Sheets integration: Customize and extend your Slack and Google Sheets integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Slack and Google Sheets workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Slack to Google Sheets or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Slack and Google Sheets integration: Test and activate your Slack and Google Sheets workflow

Host your own Uptime Monitoring with Scheduled Triggers

This n8n workflow demonstrates how to build a simple uptime monitoring service using scheduled triggers.

Useful for webmasters with a handful of sites who want a cost-effective solution without the need for all the bells and whistles.

How it works
Scheduled trigger reads a list of website urls in a Google Sheet every 5 minutes
Each website url is checked using the HTTP node which determines if the website is either in the UP or DOWN state.
An email and Slack message are sent for websites which are in the DOWN state.
The Google Sheet is updated with the website's state and a log created.
Logs can be used to determine total % of UP and DOWN time over a period.

Requirements
Google Sheet for storing websites to monitor and their states
Gmail for email alerts
Slack for channel alerts

Customising the workflow

Don't use Google Sheets? This can easily be exchanged with Excel or Airtable.

Nodes used in this workflow

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