Formdesk handles registrations, surveys, order forms and applications for schools, associations and service firms. FlowMattic posts each new Formdesk entry to Slack so staff can act on it while it is new: confirm a place, call back an unhappy respondent, prepare an order. It works for teams who use Slack but keep their forms in Formdesk.
1 trigger 14 actions 6 example workflows 2 ready-made templates Unlimited runs
When this happens in Formdesk1 trigger
Do this in Slack14 actions
1. TriggerNew Submission2. ActionSend Channel MessageWhen Formdesk fires New Submission, FlowMattic runs Send Channel Message in Slack with the data from that event.
You build this in the FlowMattic workflow builder on your own site. See the setup steps
Each one uses only triggers and actions the two integrations ship today, plus FlowMattic's own tools. Where the library has a ready-made template, import it instead of building from scratch.
Ready-made templateNew registrations or requests appear in a channel with the key answers, so staff stop refreshing the Formdesk results list to see what came in.
New SubmissionSend Channel Message
View the template A Filter passes responses with a low satisfaction score to the service manager's private channel, so dissatisfied clients hear from someone before they leave.
New SubmissionFilterSend Private Channel Message
A Lookup Table matches the chosen course to its coordinator's email, and Slack sends that coordinator a direct message with the new participant's details.
New SubmissionLookup TableFind User by EmailSend Direct Message
A Counter adds one per registration and the message shows the running total, so the event team sees how close a session is to full.
New SubmissionCounterSend Channel Message
Order and quote requests get a Slack reminder for the person who handles them, set for the next working morning, so the request is answered in turn.
New SubmissionAdd Reminder
Date/Time Formatter rewrites the submission date in the format your team reads, such as day, month and time, before the entry is posted.
New SubmissionDate/Time FormatterSend Channel Message
At the end, every new entry on your Formdesk form is posted to the Slack channel you pick.
Add a Slack connection under Connects in FlowMattic, signed in with the account that will post.
Create a workflow with Formdesk and New Submission, then follow the instructions shown to send that form's entries to the workflow.
Fill in the form once so FlowMattic captures the fields of a real submission.
Add Send Channel Message, choose the channel and map the answers into the text. Test the step and switch the workflow on.
1. Trigger in Formdesk
New Submission
2. Action in Slack
Send Channel Message
Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)
| From Formdesk | To Slack |
|---|---|
| Name | Message: name |
| Message: email | |
| Chosen option | Message: request |
| Submission date | Message: date |
A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.
Formdesk and Slack connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.
Registrations, orders and complaints from Formdesk are visible in Slack straight away, instead of waiting for someone to check the results.
Lookup Tables and Filters send course, region or score-based submissions to the person who owns them.
FlowMattic runs inside your WordPress site with unlimited runs, so personal details pass through your own server and every entry costs the same.
Connect Slack in FlowMattic, start a workflow with the Formdesk New Submission trigger and add Send Channel Message. Submit a test entry, map the answers into the message and switch the workflow on.
Yes. Add a Filter after the trigger with the condition you need, such as a score below a threshold or a specific option chosen. Entries that do not match stop there.
Yes. Use a Router with one path per course or department, or a Lookup Table that maps the answer to a channel name or a person's email.
The actions used here, such as channel messages, direct messages and reminders, are basic Slack features. Your workspace only needs to allow the connected account to post in the channels you choose.
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Reviewed 27 Oct 2026. The example workflows are written with AI from the real triggers and actions of both integrations and checked against them. Formdesk integration 1.0.0, Slack integration 1.0.
