Slack: New User Mention

Trigger Communications

Triggers when a specific user is mentioned in selected Slack channels. Useful for monitoring mentions of team members, escalation workflows, or building personalized notification systems.

At a Glance

Field	Value
Trigger ID	slack-new-user-mention
Category	Communications
Tags	slack, communication, mentions, monitoring, notification

Trigger Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
conversations	array	No	Select one or more channels to monitor. Leave empty to monitor all channels.
user	string	Yes	The Slack user ID to watch for mentions of (e.g., U01ABC2DEF3).
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 user 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-user-mention",      "payload": {        "user": "example-user"      },      "children": [        "log_event"      ]    },    "log_event": {      "type": "log",      "payload": {        "message": "Triggered at {{$trigger.triggeredAt}}"      },      "children": []    }  }}

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.