How to Integrate zipBoard with Slack
To integrate zipBoard with Slack, open a project's Settings, select Add to Slack, choose your team and channel, and click Authorize. Your channel then gets updates when tasks are created or changed, and you can turn Slack messages into zipBoard tasks. This guide covers setup, editing, removal and notifications.
What can I do with the zipBoard Slack integration?
Integrating a zipBoard project with Slack delivers updates about that project and your collaborators to a single Slack channel. You can also create zipBoard tasks directly from Slack messages and add comments to them from Slack.
How do I create a zipBoard task from a Slack message?
In the Slack channel connected to your project, use the message's More actions menu to send it to zipBoard as a new task.
- Type the message you want to turn into a task.
- Hover over the message and click More actions.
- Click New task to ZipBoard.
zipBoard creates the task and posts a confirmation message in Slack. You can also add comments to the task directly from Slack.
How do I set up the Slack integration?
Connect each zipBoard project to a Slack channel from the project's Settings.
You need to be a Project Owner in zipBoard to integrate Slack.
- Click the three-dots menu on the project card and go to Settings.
- Select Add to Slack.
- Select your team.
- Select the channel where collaborators will be notified about changes, and click Authorize.
The integration is now complete, and the zipBoard app can post to the channel you chose.
How do I change the Slack team or channel?
Click the Edit button on the project's Slack integration, then select the team or channel you want to use instead.
How do I remove the Slack integration?
Click the Remove button on the project's Slack integration. The project stops posting to the Slack channel.
Slack integration FAQ
Does my Slack channel get notified when a task is created or updated?
Yes. Once the project is integrated with Slack, the connected channel gets a message when:
- A task is created in zipBoard.
- A task is updated.
- A comment is added to a task.
To manage email notifications instead, see Email Alerts for Tasks in zipBoard.