If you spend most of your workday staring at a screen, you know how easy it is to lose precious time switching back and forth between apps. Checking email, reviewing new responses in Google Forms, and sending updates in Slack—all are crucial tasks for team communication, but can easily add up to a big chunk of lost time you could’ve spent on deeper focus work.
Instead of constantly context-switching between apps, wouldn’t it be better to consolidate as much of the information as possible into one place? By integrating Google Forms with Slack, you and your team can easily stay on top of important updates.
Get things like bug requests, new inquiries from leads, and survey responses directly in your primary communication tool. Combining these two popular platforms with Zapier lets you automate repetitive tasks to save time, improve communication, and streamline team collaboration.
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To get started with a Zap template—what we call our pre-made workflows—just click on the button. It only takes a few minutes to set up. You can read more about setting up Zaps here.
Popular ways to integrate Google Forms with Slack
When it comes to integrating Google Forms with Slack, there are a few popular ways to automate and simplify your work.
Send a Slack channel message for Google Forms responses
With these workflows, a message will be automatically sent to a specific Slack channel whenever someone submits a response to your Google Form. This is especially useful for keeping everyone in the loop and ensuring that important information is shared in real time.
Send a Slack DM for form responses
These Zap templates enable you to send a direct message to a specific Slack user whenever a new (or updated) response is submitted through your Google Form. This workflow lets you notify individuals personally and promptly, allowing for quick follow-ups or individualized actions based on the form responses.
Summarize form responses with AI before posting to Slack
In the Zaps above, the Slack message can house certain form information. But if some of the fields in the form responses are detailed, you might want to generate a concise summary or extract only the most important details before writing that summary to a Slack channel or DM. These Zaps use AI by Zapier to keep updates short and scannable for you and your team.
Analyze and send form responses from your AI chat window
Have you ever spent time manually analyzing specific form responses in your AI assistant? Make that work easier by connecting to Zapier MCP, our built-in tool that lets your AI act across thousands of apps.
For example, you could connect Google Forms and Slack to your MCP server and use a prompt like this: “Review the last 20 form submissions, assign each to a category, and DM me a list of categorized responses organized by date.” Learn more about setting this up in our Zapier MCP feature guide.
Connecting Google Forms with Slack
Now, let’s walk through the process of integrating Google Forms with Slack using Zapier. Although we’ll focus on one specific workflow—sharing Google Forms responses in a Slack DM—keep in mind that there are various ways to connect these two apps based on your specific needs and goals.
Before you begin
First, you’ll need to create a Zapier account if you don’t have one already. Don’t worry, creating an account is easy and free. Just head right here. You’ll also need Google and Slack accounts.
Once you’re signed in, you can create new Zaps using the “Create Zap” button or by going to zap.new.
Step 1: Set up your trigger app and event
A Zap always consists of two parts:
The trigger: an event that starts a Zap, like a new response in your Google form.
The action: an event a Zap performs after it’s triggered, like sending a Slack notification. A single Zap can perform more than one action.
Depending on the workflow you’re setting up, your trigger app could be Google Forms or Slack. Search for and select your trigger app. In our example, we’ll search for Google Forms.
Then select your trigger event. If your trigger app is Google Forms, you can choose New Form Response or New or Updated Form Response.
For our example, we’re going to select New Form Response for the trigger event. In the next field, you’ll be prompted to sign in to your Google account. If you haven’t connected Google to Zapier before, connect it now, then click Continue. This will prompt you to sign in to your Google account. If you haven’t connected Google to Zapier before, connect it now, then click Continue.
Next, select the form that this Zap trigger will read from, then click Continue.
You’ll be asked to test your trigger step. The info gathered in the test will be used to set up the rest of your Zap, so it’s a good idea to always test your trigger step. Once the test runs successfully, click Continue with selected record.
Step 2: Connect your action app
In this next step, you’ll set up the action—the event your Zap will perform once it’s triggered. Start by searching for and selecting your action app. We’ll use Slack in our example.
Next, choose your action event. If your action app is Slack, your Zap can create a channel, send a direct message, set a channel topic, and more.
Select your action event and click Continue. We’re going to select Send Direct Message for our example. Next, connect your action app, if you haven’t already, then click Continue.
Next, it’s time to customize your action step. For this Zap, at a minimum, you need to select a user to send your message to and message text. Note that your required fields will vary depending on the action event you chose.
To add data from your previous trigger step, just click the plus sign (+) in the field where you’d like to add the data (like Message Text below) and select the data from the modal.
Optionally, you can also customize if you want the message post to come from a bot, name the bot, schedule the message to post at a later date, and more. Once all fields are filled out, click Continue, then Test step to test your Zap.
After running the test, you should see a new message in your DMs. If everything looks good, remember to publish your Zap.
Automate your productivity and communication
Integrating Google Forms with Slack via Zapier can greatly enhance your team’s productivity by removing the need to click between apps, automating data transfer, and facilitating seamless communication. By eliminating manual tasks and streamlining workflows, you can focus more on important work and collaboration.
This article was originally published in July 2023 by Kaylee Moser and was later updated by Nicole Replogle. It was most recently updated in March 2026.
