In this guide, we will explain how to use email connection with merge fields in the body to allow users to send specific fields into Slack. You can create up to 3 email connections per form.
How to get the Email address from Slack.
- Select an existing Channel from the drop-down or create a new channel. Click “Integrations” then click “ Send emails to this channel “.
- Click “Get Email Address”.
- This integration gives you a special email address that you can use to create an email connection.
Create an Email Connection.
- Please go to your Formyoula Dashboard - https://app.formyoula.com/dashboard and click on the "Add" button under the "Connections" column or press on the "Create a Connection" button under the "Next Step" column, or select "Add/ Edit Connections" from the "Actions" list.
- Select "Email" from the available connections list and click "Create Connection".
- Add the email address in “To Email” and you can add email addresses in CC and BCC also. Please use the email address of Slack (step -3).
- Add a "Subject" for the email template.
- Paste Field IDs of Specific Fields in the email body by using the given syntax, whose form entries you want to send into Slack.
- You can use the drop-down arrow in Merge Fields to copy the required field ID.
- Click “Save Email Changes”.
- Try the form.
For any questions, please contact us - [email protected] or the Formyoula in-app chat 🙂