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Connect RSS Feed and Slack

Blogs, release notes, job boards, podcasts and vendor status pages all publish feeds. FlowMattic watches the feeds you choose and posts what matters into Slack, sorted by channel and trimmed by keyword, so your team reads updates where it already talks instead of opening a feed reader.

2 triggers 16 actions 6 example workflows 1 ready-made template Unlimited runs

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When this happens in RSS Feed2 triggers

Do this in Slack14 actions

1. TriggerNew Item in RSS Feed
2. ActionSend Channel Message

When RSS Feed fires New Item in RSS Feed, 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

RSS Feed 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.

RSS Feed app icon Slack app icon Ready-made template

Post every new blog article to a Slack channel

Content and social teams see each new article with its title and link as soon as the feed picks it up, ready to share or reply to in a thread.

New Item in RSS FeedSend Channel Message

View the template
RSS Feed app icon Slack app icon

Send each feed category to its own channel

One feed often mixes product news, tutorials and hiring posts. A Router reads the item's category and posts it to #product, #learning or #hiring so nobody wades through the rest.

New Item in RSS FeedRouterSend Channel Message

RSS Feed app icon Slack app icon

DM yourself when a competitor's feed mentions a keyword

A Filter checks the title and summary for words like pricing, launch or your product name, and only matching items reach you as a direct message.

New Item in RSS FeedFilterSend Direct Message

RSS Feed app icon Slack app icon

Show a vendor's latest incident in the channel topic

Point the workflow at a service's status page feed. Each new incident becomes the channel topic and a short message, so support knows about an outage before customers ask.

New Item in RSS FeedSet Channel TopicSend Channel Message

RSS Feed app icon Slack app icon

Share a morning digest of yesterday's industry news

Instead of a message per item, a Schedule pulls the latest items each morning, an AI Agent writes a few lines on each, and one tidy digest lands in #news.

ScheduleRetrieve RSS Feed ItemsAI AgentSend Channel Message

RSS Feed app icon Slack app icon

Get a Slack reminder to listen to each new podcast episode

For shows you follow for work, each new episode in the feed becomes a Slack reminder at a time you set, so it waits for your commute instead of getting buried.

New Item in RSS FeedDate/Time FormatterAdd Reminder

Set up: new articles in a Slack channel

At the end, each new item in the feed you pick is posted to one Slack channel with its title and link.

  1. Find the feed URL

    Copy the RSS or Atom address of the site you want to follow. Many sites publish it at /feed/ or link it in the page footer.

  2. Connect Slack

    Add a Slack connection under Connects. RSS Feed needs no account, only the feed address.

  3. Start with New Item in RSS Feed

    Create a workflow, choose the RSS Feed trigger, paste the URL and fetch a sample item so its fields are ready to map.

  4. Write the message

    Add Send Channel Message, pick the channel and build the text from the item's title, link and summary. Test it, then switch the workflow on.

Import the ready-made template Beginner, about 5 min to set up
Post every new blog article to a Slack channel Template
  1. RSS Feed app icon 1. Trigger in RSS Feed New Item in RSS Feed
  2. Slack app icon 2. Action in Slack Send Channel Message

    Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)

    From RSS FeedTo Slack
    Item titleMessage headline
    Item linkLink in the message
    Item descriptionShort summary line
    Published datePosted on
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

  • Every workflow on this page starts from the feed or a Schedule and ends with a Slack action.
  • Feeds differ in what they include. Some carry a full article and HTML in the description, so trim it with Text Formatter before posting.
  • Category routing only works when the publisher tags items with categories. Check a sample item first; if it has none, route on words in the title instead.
  • Create New Item in RSS Feed builds a feed of your own, which suits other triggers. None of the workflows on this page feed it from Slack.

Triggers (2)

  • New Item in RSS FeedTrigger on new RSS Feed items
  • New Item in Multiple RSS FeedsTrigger on new items from multiple RSS feeds

Actions (2)

  • Create New Item in RSS FeedPower your custom RSS Feed with FlowMattic
  • Retrieve RSS Feed ItemsRetrieves RSS feed items from a specified URL

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

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

Follow as many feeds as you like

Runs are unlimited on every plan, so a busy news feed posting dozens of items a day costs the same as one quiet blog.

Only the useful items get through

Router and Filter decide which channel, which person, or nobody, so Slack carries signal rather than every post a site publishes.

Runs from your WordPress site

The feed is read and the message is sent by FlowMattic on your own server, built on the same visual builder as your other workflows.

Common questions

Can I follow several RSS feeds in one Slack channel?

Yes. Build one workflow per feed and point each at the same channel, or the channel of your choice. Starting the message with the source name keeps it clear which site each item came from.

Can Slack show the article image?

If the feed item includes an image URL, put it in the message text and Slack usually unfurls the link with a preview. Feeds without image fields still show the title and link.

Can I post older articles that were published before I set this up?

Yes. Build a separate workflow with Retrieve RSS Feed Items, loop over the result with Iterator and send each one with Send Channel Message. Run it once, then leave the New Item in RSS Feed workflow for everything after.

Can I post to a private channel?

Yes. Use Send Private Channel Message instead of Send Channel Message and pick the private channel. The connected Slack account needs to be a member of it.

Can the post go out at a set time instead of right away?

Yes. Use the daily digest pattern with a Schedule, or add a Delay before the Slack step so items arrive during working hours.

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

Start automating RSS Feed and Slack

Install FlowMattic, connect both accounts and import a template. Every run stays on your own server.

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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. RSS Feed integration 1.0, Slack integration 1.0.