# Send slack message to start build

**URL:** <https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/send-slack-message-to-start-build/17828>\
**Category:** Question & Answer\
**Created:** [August 29, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/send-slack-message-to-start-build/17828 "2021-08-29T01:15:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![coltonidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@coltonidle](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/coltonidle)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/send-slack-message-to-start-build/17828/1 "2021-08-29T01:15:08Z")

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Is there a way to send a slack message with a slash command or to a bot in order to trigger a workflow. I found a documented way to do it but it uses the slack “slashcommand” service which has a big warning about being legacy/deprecated. What’s the “modern” way to kick off a build from slack?

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**Author:** ![mickael\_ohmyapp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/mickael_ohmyapp/32/3452_2.png) [@mickael\_ohmyapp](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/mickael_ohmyapp)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/send-slack-message-to-start-build/17828/2 "2021-09-01T21:00:15Z")

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Hello, you should check a service like IFTTT:

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Maybe you can connect Slack and then call the Bitrise API to start a workflow.

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**Author:** ![angelolloqui](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/angelolloqui/32/3944_2.png) [@angelolloqui](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/angelolloqui)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/send-slack-message-to-start-build/17828/3 "2021-09-14T07:52:11Z")

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We have this in place. We basically run:  
/mycommand w:release|m:4.4.1  
And as a result the release workflow gets executed with the 4.4.1 as message. From there we pick the version, do a commit with it, tag, build… and ends up in the appstore.  
No need of external tools, just slack integration explained here [Adding a Slack webhook | Bitrise DevCenter](https://devcenter.bitrise.io/webhooks/adding-a-slack-webhook/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/bitrise/original/2X/d/d901cf2aad020f2dd11918afc89ec2089bb87b35.png) [@system](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/send-slack-message-to-start-build/17828/4 "2021-10-14T07:52:50Z")

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