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# Slack: New Keyword Mention

Triggers when a specific keyword is mentioned in selected Slack channels. Useful for monitoring brand mentions, tracking specific topics, or building keyword-based alerts.

Trigger Communications

Triggers when a specific keyword is mentioned in selected Slack channels. Useful for monitoring brand mentions, tracking specific topics, or building keyword-based alerts.

## At a Glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Trigger ID | `slack-new-keyword-mention` |
| Category | Communications |
| Tags | `slack`, `communication`, `search`, `monitoring`, `alert` |

## Trigger Configuration

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `conversations` | `array` | No | Select one or more channels to monitor. Leave empty to monitor all channels. |
| `keyword` | `string` | Yes | The keyword to watch for in messages. |
| `ignoreBot` | `boolean` | No | If true, bot messages will be ignored. |

## Trigger Result

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `triggeredAt` | `string` | Yes | Timestamp when the event was received \(UTC, RFC3339 format\) |
| `eventType` | `string` | No | Slack event type \(e.g. message\) |
| `channel` | `string` | No | Channel ID where the keyword was mentioned |
| `user` | `string` | No | User ID who posted the message |
| `text` | `string` | No | Message text content |
| `ts` | `string` | No | Message timestamp |
| `thread_ts` | `string` | No | Thread timestamp if message is in a thread |

## Workflow Root Example

```json
{
  "nodes": {
    "root": {
      "type": "slack-new-keyword-mention",
      "payload": {
        "keyword": "example-keyword"
      },
      "children": [
        "log_event"
      ]
    },
    "log_event": {
      "type": "log",
      "payload": {
        "message": "Triggered at {{$trigger.triggeredAt}}"
      },
      "children": []
    }
  }
}
```

**Reference trigger output**

Downstream nodes can use `{{$trigger.triggeredAt}}` and any result fields listed above. Event triggers usually expose the raw source payload under a field such as `event`, `body`, `trade`, or `raw`.