Setting up monday.com with Slack and Google Workspace: Complete integration guide
We're implementing monday.com and want proper integrations with Slack for notifications and Google Workspace for calendar/file sync. I've seen conflicting advice about what can and can't be automated. What's the best practice setup for a 25-person team that needs real-time updates without notification spam?
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The key is filtering: don't trigger on every change. Set up automations for specific status changes (e.g., 'When Status changes to In Progress → Notify in Slack') rather than every update. For Google: use the native Calendar integration for meetings, but sync files via Google Drive directly in monday. Pro tip: create a 'digest' automation that sends a daily summary instead of individual notifications.
We use Zapier for advanced integrations - it handles things native integrations can't, like creating Google Docs from monday items. Budget for Zapier though, native integrations have limits.