Docsumo reads invoices, receipts and other documents and extracts their data. FlowMattic watches the status of each document and tells the right people in Slack: finance hears about approved invoices, reviewers hear about documents that need a human check, and admins hear when users change. Accounts payable keeps documents moving without watching the Docsumo queue.
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When this happens in Docsumo3 triggers
Do this in Slack14 actions
1. TriggerDocument Status Change
2. ActionSend Channel Message
When Docsumo fires Document Status Change, 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
Docsumo and Slack workflows you can build
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 template
Tell finance when a Docsumo document is approved
A Filter keeps status changes to approved. Finance sees the document name and type in their channel and can schedule the payment or post the entry.
Document Status Change→Filter→Send Channel Message
When extraction is unsure, Docsumo marks the document for review. Reviewers get the document link in their private channel, so the invoice is checked before it holds up the batch.
Document Status Change→Filter→Send Private Channel Message
Send each status to the channel that acts on it
A Router sends processed documents to the AP channel, review requests to reviewers and failures to the operations channel, so each status has an owner.
Document Status Change→Router→Send Channel Message
Message the controller about large approved invoices
When the status data includes the extracted total, a Filter passes amounts above your limit and Number Formatter writes them as currency. The controller gets a direct message before payment.
Document Status Change→Filter→Number Formatter→Send Direct Message
Let admins know when a Docsumo user changes status
User Status Change covers people joining, being deactivated or changing role. The admins' private channel keeps a record of who can see your financial documents.
Tell finance when a Docsumo document is approvedTemplate
1. Trigger in Docsumo
Document Status Change
2. FlowMattic tool
Filter
3. Action in Slack
Send Channel Message
Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)
From Docsumo
To Slack
Document name
Message: document
Document type
Message: type
Status
Message: status
Document ID
Message: reference
Built on the FlowMattic canvas. Test each step with real data, then switch the workflow on.
Triggers and actions in this pair
A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.
Good to know
Document Status Change runs for every status a document passes through, so most workflows here need a Filter or Router on the status value.
Whether extracted fields such as the invoice total come with the status event depends on your Docsumo setup. Check a captured test event before relying on them.
Other Miscellaneous Status covers Docsumo events outside the document and user groups. Send it to an admin channel until you know which events your account produces.
Send Channel MessagePost or Schedule a new message to a specific #channel
Add ReminderAdds a reminder for the user
Create ChannelCreates a new channel
List All ChannelsRetrieve list of all channels
Set Channel TopicSets the topic on a selected channel
Set StatusSets your Slack status to the given text and emoji
Invite User To ChannelInvite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it
Find User by EmailFinds a user by matching against their email instead of their username
Find User by IDFinds a user by their ID.
Send Direct MessageSend a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later
Send Private Channel MessagePost a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later
Update ProfileUpdate basic profile fields such as name or title
Find MessageFinds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature
Upload FileUpload file to your slack workplace
Why run this pair with FlowMattic
Docsumo and Slack connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.
Each status has an owner
Approved, review and failed documents go to the people who pay, check or fix them, instead of waiting in one queue.
Finance hears without logging in
AP staff see approvals in Slack and only open Docsumo when a document needs them.
Financial data stays on your server
FlowMattic runs on your own WordPress site with unlimited runs, so month-end volume adds no per-task cost.
Common questions
How do I send Docsumo document alerts to Slack?
Create a FlowMattic workflow with the Docsumo Document Status Change trigger, add a Filter for the status you want and then Slack's Send Channel Message. Approve a test document to capture the fields, map them in and switch it on.
Can I be told only about documents that need review?
Yes. Set the Filter to pass only the review status from your captured data. Approved and processed documents then stop at the Filter and only review requests reach Slack.
Can the extracted invoice total appear in the message?
Yes, if Docsumo sends it with the status event. Look at the captured test data; when the total is there, Number Formatter turns it into a currency amount for the message.
Can I also log each document in a spreadsheet?
Yes. Add a Google Sheets Add New Row step in the same workflow before the Slack message, using the same document fields.
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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. Docsumo integration 1.0.0, Slack integration 1.0.