🚀 Let’s Set Up a Flow to Auto-Translate Slack Messages and Share on Discord

Let's walk through <span class="mark-yellow">how to set up a flow that automatically translates Slack messages into another language and forward them to Discord</span>.

⏱️ Setup time: 10 minutes

🔧 What You’ll Need

• A free Yoom account
• Access to Slack and Discord

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Step 1: Register the App in Yoom 

Go to "My Apps" from the left side menu and click "+ Add".

Connect Slack

Search "Slack" from the app list, and select it.  

Select the Slack workspace and the channel where messages should be posted.

Click "Allow" to grant permissions and complete the integration.

Connect Discord

Similarly, go to "My Apps" from the left side menu and click "+ Add".

Search for "Discord" from the app list and select it.

Enter the account name.
Use a name that's easy to recognize, such as your company name or the person responsible for the account.

To get your access token, create a new application from the Discord Developer Portal.

Follow this guide for detailed instructions. 

Step 2: Copy the Template

Click the "Try It" button to copy the pre-built template into your project.

Click "Try this template".

Click "OK" and give the Flowbot a name to recognize.

The template will be copied to your "My Project".

Step 3: Set Up Slack Trigger

Click on the Slack trigger action. 

The next screen is pre-configured. You can change the title if you want. 

Set your trigger interval (how often you want Yoom to check Slack for new updates). It can be set to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes. We recommend setting the trigger to the shortest activation interval available for your plan. 

⚠️ Note: The trigger interval varies depending on your Yoom plan. Be sure to check your current plan’s limit.

Next, select the Channel ID.

The messages from this selected channel will then be automatically translated and shared in Discord. You can pick any channel you want. 

Click on the Channel ID box and choose from the displayed options.

Next, send a test message to the selected Slack channel.
Then return to Yoom and click the “Test” button at the bottom of the screen. 

If you see “Test Successful”, that means everything is working correctly. Simply click “Save” to finalize the setup.

Step 4: Translate

Select "Translate" under the icon with alphabet. 

Now, let’s set up the action.
Choose the number of characters you want to be translated. The selected number of characters will be automatically translated. 

Once selected, click “Next”. 

Click inside the box labeled "Text to be Translated". A dropdown will appear.

Select “Message Content" from the retrieved value of the previous action.

For the target language of the translation, you can enter any language you want (e.g., Japanese, Spanish, etc.).

Once you've configured this, press the "Test" button.
If "Test Successful" appears, the setup is correct!

After confirming, press "Save" and proceed to the next step.

📚 Reference: For more details on retrieved values and how to set them up, see the guide here.

Step 5: Send a Message to Discord Settings

Click on the Discord action. 

Same as previous steps, the necessary fields have already been filled in for the next page. All you need to do is confirm that the account information linked with Discord is correct, then click "Next".

Next, enter the Channel ID.
This can be found in the URL of the Discord channel. Copy the ID from the URL and paste it into the input field. 

Now let’s decide on the content to send to Discord.

Click inside the message box.
The translation result from the previous step will be available for selection.
Select the translation result (highlighted in red).

Click the "Test" button at the bottom of the screen.
If you see "Test Successful" displayed, everything is set up correctly!
You should also be able to see the message sent to Discord.

Once the test is successful, click "Save" to finalize the setup.

Step 6: Activate the Flowbot

Toggle the "Trigger On" button to activate your flow!
Check if the Flowbot you set up is working properly.

That’s it! 🎉 The Flowbot is now complete!

💡 Other Automation Examples Using Slack and Discord

By using Slack and Discord, you can unlock a wide range of automation possibilities that simplify your workflows. <span class="mark-yellow">Here are some examples you can explore for your next automation</span>!

Automation Examples Using Slack

Register Information on Apps When a Message Containing a Specific Keyword is Received on Slack 

Notify on Slack When a Lead is Registered

Integrate Yoom's Database with Slack

Automation Examples Using Discord

Create and Share Meeting Minutes on Discord After the Meeting Ends

Notify on Discord When a File is Uploaded

👏 Benefits of Integrating Slack and Discord

Benefit 1: Minimize Miscommunication

When messages are sent from international teams, they can be automatically translated and sent to Discord to share with your team in your preferred languages. <span class="mark-yellow">This ensures that all team members read the translated messages, maintaining clear and accurate communication across the team</span>. 

Benefit 2: Save Time and Simplify Tools

Translating Slack messages manually each time can become too much, especially when they’re frequent. With automatic message translation, <span class="mark-yellow">you can keep up with communication without losing time or switching between multiple tools</span> to have communication with international teams. 

📖 Summary

The more often you translate, the more time and effort it takes. By integrating Slack and Discord, you can easily automate the translation process for better communication when working in an international environment. 

<span class="mark-yellow">Best of all, no technical expertise is needed, and anyone can easily set it up</span>! Ready to simplify your workflows? Sign up for Yoom and try it today!

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