Introduction

Connecting Slack and Notion can bring your conversations and documentation together, helping teams stay updated and organized without switching between multiple apps. Whether you want to share important messages in a Notion database or receive Slack notifications for updates in Notion, this guide will show you how.

Check for Native Notion Integration

Slack is officially listed among Notion’s native integrations, making setup straightforward. Below is how to enable and configure the Slack integration directly within Notion.

Steps to Set Up Slack’s Native Integration with Notion:

• Open Notion and click “Settings & Members” in the left-hand sidebar.
• Navigate to the “Settings” tab and find “Integrations.”
• Look for Slack under the list of available integrations. If you don’t see it, update Notion or visit the official Notion Integrations gallery to confirm availability.
• Click or tap “Connect” or “Add to Slack.” You may be prompted to log into Slack if you haven’t already.
• Allow Notion to access your Slack workspace. Confirm permissions.
• Return to Notion, where you can now specify how Slack and Notion should interact (e.g., which workspace pages or channels to share updates).

Once set up, you can push select Notion pages to Slack, share project updates, or quickly reference Slack threads in your Notion workspace.

Using Zapier for Integration

While Notion’s native integration handles basic linking, you might want more control over the data that flows between Slack and Notion. That’s where Zapier comes in handy. Below is how to connect Slack and Notion using Zapier for customized workflows.

Step-by-Step Instructions on Zapier:

• Go to Zapier and sign in or create an account if you don’t have one.
• Click “Create Zap.”
• Search for “Slack” as your Trigger. Pick a trigger event—such as “New Message Posted to Channel” or “New Starred Message.”
• Connect your Slack account to Zapier by following the login prompts. Grant the necessary permissions.
• Select “Notion” as the Action. Choose how you want Notion to respond, for example, “Create Page” or “Create Database Item.”
• Link your Notion account to Zapier. Again, grant any required permissions so Zapier can access your Notion workspace.
• Choose which database or page in Notion you want to update. Map relevant fields from Slack (e.g., message text, username, timestamp) to your Notion properties.
• Test the Zap to ensure data flows correctly from Slack to Notion. Once everything checks out, turn the Zap on.

Common Use Cases and Examples

Here are a few practical ways teams use Slack and Notion together, either via the native integration or Zapier.

New Ideas Tracking

• Automatically add any Slack message marked with a special emoji (like :bulb:) to your “Ideas” database in Notion. This ensures no creative spark is lost.

Meeting Agenda Preparation

• When a meeting is announced in Slack, use Zapier to create a corresponding meeting note page in Notion. This keeps agendas and notes in one convenient place.

Important Updates

• Send Slack notifications to your team channel when key fields in a Notion database change (e.g., status changes from “In Progress” to “Completed”). This ensures everyone stays in the loop.

Helpful Tips and Best Practices

• Use Clear Naming Conventions: Label your Notion databases and pages in a way that makes sense for your team. Clear names help you quickly identify the correct workspace in Zapier or Slack.
• Restrict Permissions When Needed: If you’re connecting Slack channels to Notion, confirm you’re only sharing content where appropriate. Double-check user permissions on both ends.
• Utilize Multi-Step Zaps: If you want to do more than create a new page, consider multi-step Zaps (e.g., Slack message triggers a new Notion page, which also sends follow-up notifications to a different Slack channel).

Troubleshooting

• Permission Issues: If Slack or Notion data isn’t flowing, ensure the connected accounts have the correct workspace permissions. You may need to be a workspace admin in Slack or Notion to grant full access.
• Missing Fields: When mapping data, you might notice some Slack elements won’t correspond neatly to Notion properties. Create additional properties in your Notion database if you need more fields mapped.
• Check Official Docs: If problems persist, consult Notion’s Help Center, the Slack Help Center, or Zapier’s support pages for more detailed troubleshooting.

Conclusion

That’s all it takes to integrate Slack with Notion, either through the official Notion integration or via Zapier for custom workflows. Now it’s time to experiment—configure additional triggers or set up more automations to suit your team’s style. Have fun exploring new ways to streamline your Slack and Notion connection!