Slack
Post every new form submission to a Slack channel with an incoming webhook.
The Slack integration is available on Pro. Each submission arrives in the channel you pick, with every answer and a button that opens it in Nisuform.
Connect Slack
Create a Slack app
Go to api.slack.com/apps, choose Create New App, then From scratch. Name it something like "Website forms" and pick your workspace.
Add an incoming webhook
Open Incoming Webhooks and turn it on. Choose Add New Webhook and pick the channel. Copy the webhook URL. It starts with https://hooks.slack.com/.
Paste it into Nisuform
Open the form's Integrations tab, choose Slack and paste the URL. Then choose Send test and check the channel.
URLs from Slack Workflow Builder triggers, which start with https://hooks.slack.com/triggers/ or https://hooks.slack.com/workflows/, work too.
The message
- A header with New submission: and the form name.
- One section per answer, with the field's label in bold. Empty answers show as Empty.
- An Open in nisuform button that opens the submission in your inbox.
- Test submissions say "Test submission sent from the nisuform dashboard".
Very long answers are shortened, and forms with many fields show the first ones and a note like "3 more fields in nisuform".
Troubleshooting
| Error | Fix |
|---|---|
| Slack answered 404 or 410 | The webhook or the app was removed. Create a new webhook and paste its URL. |
| Slack answered 403 | The app was uninstalled or lost access to the channel. Reinstall it or create a new webhook. |
Slack answered a 3xx status | The URL isn't a Slack webhook URL. Copy it again from Incoming Webhooks. |
To post to a different channel, add a new webhook for that channel in your Slack app and paste its URL.