save-slack-to-dynalist-zap

Zapier code step to forward messages saved in slack to dynalist.io

Setup

1. Create a new Zapier Zap
2. Choose the Slack app and the "New Saved Message" trigger event
3. Follow the prompts to authenticate Zapier with the apropriate Slack acccount.
4. Add a "Code by Zapier" app and the "Run Javascript" action event.
5. Configure the "Input Data" fields described below.
6. Copy the code in code.js into the "Code" input.

Input Data

The following input data fields must be added to the code step.

Dynalist Input Data

token: Your dynalist API token

file_id: The id of the document to send slack messsages to. This can be determined from the URL.

https://dynalist.io/d/{file_id}

parent_id: The specific node of the document specified above to save slack messages to. This can also be determined from the URL.

https://dynalist.io/d/{file_id}#z={parent_id}

Alternatively this can be set to root to send messages to the root of the document.

Slack Input Data

The following data fields must be added to the code step to pass data from the the saved slack message into the script.

permaLink: The permalink to the slack message

text: The message text

channelName: The channel name

userName: The message sender

timeStamp: The timestamp the message was sent