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Summarize and send new emails to Slack using OpenAI

This automation will use OpenAI to generate and send summaries of new emails to Slack, including the sender and email link. Optionally, you can set it to process only emails from a specific sender.

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How does this automation work?

When email received
Trigger
Get summary of a text by OpenAI
Action
Convert to text
Action
Send Slack message
Action

Bardeen's automation playbook "Summarize and send new emails to Slack using OpenAI" simplifies the process of staying up-to-date with your email communications directly within Slack. By leveraging OpenAI's powerful summarization capabilities, you can receive concise summaries of your incoming emails, including key details such as the sender and a link to the email. This is particularly useful for professionals who need to quickly process information from emails and collaborate with their team on Slack.

Here's how this workflow simplifies email management with Slack and OpenAI:

  • Step 1: Email received trigger - When a new email arrives, this integration triggers the workflow and prepares the email subject for summarization.
  • Step 2: Merge email details - Bardeen merges the email subject and sender details to create a consolidated text snippet ready for summarization.
  • Step 3: Summarize with OpenAI - OpenAI generates a summary of the email content, providing a clear, concise version of the message.
  • Step 4: Format summary - Text conversion is done to format the summary, subject, and sender information into a presentable format for Slack.
  • Step 5: Prepare Slack message - The summarized email content is merged into a message format, including the subject and sender details. A Slack recipient will need to be specified for the message to be sent.
  • Step 6: Send to Slack - The final step is sending the formatted and summarized email details as a Slack message to the specified recipient, keeping your team informed and responsive to important communications.
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How to run the playbook

Are you tired of digging through an overflowing inbox, desperately searching for that one important email buried in a mountain of messages? We've got your back!

This automation is designed to bring order to your email chaos. You can have summaries of new emails automatically generated and saved directly to Slack. No more wasting time deciphering lengthy emails or frantically trying to recall crucial details.

The summaries capture all the essential information you need: the sender, the summary of the email, the subject line and a convenient link to the original email. Plus, if you have a specific sender that requires your immediate attention, you can easily set the automation to prioritize their messages.

Whether you're a busy professional juggling multiple projects or an organized individual striving for email zen, this automation is a lifesaver. Say goodbye to email overwhelm and reclaim your productivity. 

Let’s set it up!

Step 1: Set up the automation and integrate Slack and Gmail

Click the “Try it” button at the top of this page to get this Autobook saved. If it’s your first time using Bardeen, you will be redirected to install the extension.

Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Slack and Gmail.

Bardeen will then prompt you to enter a Slack channel to save the email information. You can also (optionally) enter a sender address and only emails received from that address will be sent to Slack.

Step 2: Run the automation to summarize and send new emails to Slack using OpenAI

Make sure the automation is activated (toggled on).

Whenever you get an email, the automation will summarize it and send it to the Slack channel or user that you specified, along with the link to the email.

💪 Pro Tip: Pair this automation with our other playbooks like Send a Slack message to all event participants and Send a Google Drive file in Slack to save time on manual tasks! 

You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.

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Available actions & triggers

Apps:
Summarize and send new emails to Slack using OpenAI
Summarize and send new emails to Slack using OpenAI
Summarize and send new emails to Slack using OpenAI
Types:
Both
Actions
Triggers
Extract tasks from description
Extract tasks from description
Action
When label is added to email
When label is added to email
Trigger
Find Slack users
Find Slack users
Action
Generate email from prompt
Generate email from prompt
Action
Create song with OpenAI
Create song with OpenAI
Action
List action items
List action items
Action
Delete email
Delete email
Action
Get Slack user info
Get Slack user info
Action
Reply to email
Reply to email
Action
When email is received
When email is received
Trigger
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