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Connect MetaSurvey and Slack

MetaSurvey's swipe-style surveys get people to finish, and the answers deserve to be read. FlowMattic posts each completed survey to Slack, sends low ratings to customer success, gives every survey its own channel and summarises long comments. For product, marketing and people teams who collect feedback with MetaSurvey and talk about it in Slack.

1 trigger 14 actions 5 example workflows 2 ready-made templates Unlimited runs

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When this happens in MetaSurvey1 trigger

Do this in Slack14 actions

1. TriggerSurvey Completion
2. ActionSend Channel Message

When MetaSurvey fires Survey Completion, 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

MetaSurvey 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.

MetaSurvey app icon Slack app icon Ready-made template

Post every completed MetaSurvey response to Slack

The answers post to the feedback channel when someone finishes the survey, so the team reads what people said without opening the results page.

Survey CompletionSend Channel Message

View the template
MetaSurvey app icon Slack app icon

Send low ratings to customer success

A Filter keeps responses with a low score on your rating question, so customer success can contact the unhappy customer while the feedback is fresh.

Survey CompletionFilterSend Channel Message

MetaSurvey app icon Slack app icon

Give each survey its own channel

A Router reads the survey name, so onboarding feedback goes to product, event feedback to marketing and quiz results to the training team.

Survey CompletionRouterSend Channel Message

MetaSurvey app icon Slack app icon

Summarise open comments into one line

An AI Agent reads the free-text answers and writes a one-line summary with a topic, so a busy channel can be scanned and the full answer sits below it.

Survey CompletionAI AgentSend Channel Message

MetaSurvey app icon Slack app icon

Keep employee pulse surveys in a private HR channel

Staff answers stay with the people team when Send Private Channel Message posts them to a private channel, so honest feedback is not shared company-wide.

Survey CompletionSend Private Channel Message

Set up: survey responses to a channel

At the end, every completed MetaSurvey response posts its answers to the Slack channel you choose.

  1. Connect Slack

    Under Connects in FlowMattic, add the Slack workspace your team uses.

  2. Start with Survey Completion

    Create a workflow with MetaSurvey and Survey Completion, then follow the trigger's instructions to send the survey's results to the workflow.

  3. Complete the survey once

    Answer your own survey so FlowMattic captures each question as a field.

  4. Post the answers

    Add Slack Send Channel Message, choose the channel, map the questions you care about, test the step and switch the workflow on.

Import the ready-made template Beginner, about 5 min to set up
Post every completed MetaSurvey response to Slack Template
  1. MetaSurvey app icon 1. Trigger in MetaSurvey Survey Completion
  2. Slack app icon 2. Action in Slack Send Channel Message

    Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)

    From MetaSurveyTo Slack
    Survey nameMessage: survey
    Rating answerMessage: score
    Comment answerMessage: comment
    EmailMessage: respondent
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

  • Each question arrives as its own field named after your survey, so the mapping above is an example. Recapture a response after changing questions.
  • Anonymous surveys may not include an email. Leave the respondent out of the message, or the Filter will have nothing to check.
  • One trigger covers all your surveys. Use a Router on the survey name when different surveys belong in different channels.
MetaSurvey app icon

MetaSurvey

Integration page

Triggers (1)

  • Survey CompletionTriggers for survey results of MetaSurvey.

Actions (14)

  • 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

MetaSurvey and Slack connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.

Feedback is read, not filed

Answers appear in Slack where people discuss them, rather than waiting for someone to export results.

Unhappy customers get a reply

Low scores reach customer success directly, which turns a bad rating into a conversation.

Responses stay on your server

FlowMattic runs on your WordPress site with unlimited runs, so survey data passes through a system you control.

Common questions

How do I send MetaSurvey responses to Slack?

Create a FlowMattic workflow with the MetaSurvey Survey Completion trigger, follow its instructions to send results to the workflow, then add Slack Send Channel Message and map the answers.

Can only low ratings be posted?

Yes. Add a Filter after the trigger on your rating question, such as a score of two or lower. Higher scores are skipped and the channel shows only feedback that needs a reply.

Can different surveys post to different channels?

Yes. A Router reads the survey name and sends each survey's responses to its own channel.

Can long comments be shortened?

Yes. An AI Agent step can write a one-line summary of the free-text answers. Post the summary first and the full comment below it.

Can employee surveys stay private?

Yes. Add the Slack app to a private HR channel and use Send Private Channel Message so only the people team sees the answers.

Did not find your answer? You can browse the help center or ask us directly.

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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. MetaSurvey integration 1.0.0, Slack integration 1.0.