How to integrate Google Chat with Slack to automatically notify messages posted in Google Chat to Slack

Step 1: My App Integration with Google Chat and Slack

1. How to Register Google Chat

Click "My Apps" and select Google Chat from "New Connection".

When the above screen appears, click "Sign in with Google".

Next, enter the Client ID and Client Secret, then click "Register" to complete the My App registration.
Reference: For detailed setup instructions, please refer to the help page here.
Note: Integration with Google Chat is only possible with Google Workspace.
For details, please refer to here.

2. How to Register Slack
Next, select Slack from "New Connection".

Select the destination to post to and click "Allow".

This completes the My App registration for Google Chat and Slack.

From here, we will use the Flow Bot Template.
Click the banner below and start creating a flow from the "Try it" button.

Step 2: Setting up a trigger to activate when a message is sent to a Google Chat space

First, click on the item "When a message is sent to a space".

The title can be changed.
Make sure there are no errors in the "Account information to integrate with Google Chat (OAuth)".
Do not change the trigger action and click "Next".

You can choose the trigger activation interval from 5 minutes/10 minutes/15 minutes/30 minutes/60 minutes.
Note: Depending on the plan, you may not be able to select the trigger activation interval, so please be careful.

Set the resource name of the space by referring to the annotation outside the frame.

Once the setup is complete, send a test message to Google Chat.

When you press the test button at the bottom of the screen, the information of the message you just sent to Google Chat will be displayed in the output.
If there are no errors, click "Save" to complete the app trigger setup.

Step 3: Send a message to a Slack channel

Next, click on "Send a message to a channel" to set it up.

The title can be changed.
Make sure there are no errors in the "Account information to integrate with Slack".
Do not change the action and click "Next".

Set the channel ID for the posting destination by referring to the annotation outside the frame.

The message is set as shown in the image above.
Explanation: By setting it this way, you can automatically retrieve the message content posted to Google Chat and send a message to Slack.

Since the message can be changed, freely set the content you want to retrieve according to your needs.

Once the setup is complete, press the test button at the bottom of the screen.
A test message will be sent to Slack, so check the content and save the settings if there are no issues.

Step 4: Turn the trigger ON

Once the flow bot creation is complete, a screen like the above will be displayed.
The trigger is initially set to OFF, so change it to ON.
This completes the flow of "Notifying Slack of messages posted on Google Chat".

Introduction to Other Automation Examples Using Google Chat and Slack

Yoom offers many other examples of automation using Google Chat and Slack, so here are a few introductions.

1. A flow that automatically translates messages posted in Google Chat and posts the translated version to Slack.
By utilizing this flow, all team members can communicate actively without being conscious of language barriers.
This is expected to facilitate smooth information sharing and collaboration.

2. This is a flow that automatically notifies Google Chat of Zoom meeting information at a set time every day.
By utilizing this flow, you can efficiently manage information related to meetings and reduce the chances of missing confirmations.
As a result, you will be less likely to realize there is a meeting at the last minute and rush to prepare, allowing you to start preparations with plenty of time.

3. This is a flow that automatically adds content posted in a specific room on Google Chat to a Google Spreadsheet.
By utilizing this flow, there is no need to manually transcribe the posted content, which facilitates smooth progress management.
By using Google Spreadsheets, it is also possible to create reports, allowing you to visualize the project's progress for team members.

Summary

In this article, we introduced a method to integrate Google Chat with Slack, allowing messages posted on Google Chat to be automatically notified in Slack. How was it?
This automation facilitates smooth information sharing between multiple chat tools, ensuring that important notifications are shared without omission, thus helping to prevent oversights.
With Yoom, you can easily perform app integrations and create flow bots without any coding.
Why not take this opportunity to integrate Google Chat and Slack to automate your notification tasks?
No programming skills or knowledge are required, so anyone can easily give it a try.