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Integration Trigger

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Overview

The Integration Trigger connects your workflows to real-time events from your connected applications. When something happens in Slack, Google Sheets, your CRM, or any other integrated service, your workflow springs into action automatically.
Best for: Responding to events in connected apps, real-time automation, cross-platform workflows, and event-driven processes.

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When to Use Integration Trigger

Perfect for:
  • New Slack messages in specific channels
  • New or updated rows in Google Sheets
  • Emails received in specific folders
  • Calendar events created or updated
  • New files added to folders (Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive)
  • CRM record changes (new leads, updated deals)
  • Project management updates (new tasks, status changes)
Not ideal for:
  • Custom API integrations (use Webhook Trigger)
  • Scheduled recurring tasks (use Scheduled Trigger)
  • User-submitted forms (use Form Trigger)

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Configuration

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Step 1: Select Integration

Integration Trigger Choose from your workspace’s connected integrations:
  • Communication: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail
  • Productivity: Google Sheets, Notion, Asana, Jira
  • Storage: Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox
  • CRM: Salesforce, HubSpot
  • Calendar: Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar
  • And many more…

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Step 2: Choose Event Type

Each integration offers specific trigger events: Slack
  • New message in channel
  • New direct message
  • Message with specific emoji reaction
  • User joined channel
Google Sheets
  • New row added
  • Row updated
  • Row deleted
  • Spreadsheet opened
Gmail
  • New email received
  • Email in specific folder
  • Email with specific label
  • Email matching search criteria
Google Calendar
  • Event created
  • Event updated
  • Event starting soon
  • Event canceled

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Step 3: Configure Event Filters

Integration Trigger Narrow down which events trigger your workflow: For Slack:
  • Specific channels only
  • Messages from certain users
  • Messages containing keywords
  • Messages with attachments
For Google Sheets:
  • Specific spreadsheet and sheet
  • Rows matching criteria
  • Changes to specific columns
For Email:
  • From specific senders
  • With specific subjects
  • To specific addresses
  • With attachments

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Step 4: Connect Account

If not already connected:
  1. Click “Connect Account”
  2. Authorize Langdock to access the integration
  3. Select the specific account (if multiple)
  4. Grant necessary permissions

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Example Use Cases

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Slack → Ticket Creation

Integration Trigger (New message in #support channel)
→ Agent: Extract issue details from message
→ Action: Create JIRA ticket
→ Action: Reply in Slack thread with ticket number

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Google Sheets → Data Processing

Integration Trigger (New row in "Leads" sheet)
→ HTTP Request: Enrich lead data from external API
→ Agent: Score lead quality
→ Condition: Check score
  → High: Notify sales team
  → Low: Add to nurture campaign
→ Action: Update row with score and status

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Gmail → Document Processing

Integration Trigger (New email with attachment)
→ Agent: Extract and summarize document content
→ Action: Save summary to Google Drive
→ Action: Create task in project management tool
→ Action: Reply to email confirming receipt

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Calendar → Meeting Prep

Integration Trigger (Event starting in 1 hour)
→ HTTP Request: Fetch meeting context from CRM
→ Agent: Generate meeting brief
→ Action: Send Slack message to attendees
→ Action: Create Google Doc with meeting notes template

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Drive → Content Approval

Integration Trigger (New file in "Pending Approval" folder)
→ Agent: Review content against guidelines
→ Condition: Check approval recommendation
  → Approved: Move to "Published" folder
  → Needs Changes: Send feedback to creator
→ Notification: Alert stakeholders of decision

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Accessing Integration Data

Use the trigger variable to access event data:

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Example: Gmail Event Data

Subject:
{{trigger.output.subject}}
From:
{{trigger.output.from}}
Body:
{{trigger.output.body}}
Has Attachments:
{{trigger.output.has_attachments}}
Labels:
{{trigger.output.labels}}

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Testing Integration Triggers

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Test Panel

  1. Click on the Integration Trigger node
  2. Click “Test” in the toolbar
  3. View recent events from the integration
  4. Select an event to test with
  5. Run the workflow with that event’s data

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Trigger Real Events

The best way to test:
  1. Manually create the event in the integration
    • Send a Slack message
    • Add a row to Google Sheets
    • Create a calendar event
  2. Wait for the event to trigger (usually within seconds)
  3. Check the Runs tab for execution
  4. Review the workflow results

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Common Integration Patterns

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Bidirectional Sync

Integration Trigger (Sheets updated)
→ Code: Transform data
→ HTTP Request: Update external system
→ Condition: Check if update successful
  → Success: Update status in Sheets
  → Failure: Notify admin

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Best Practices

Use integration filters to only trigger on relevant events. Processing every Slack message is expensive and slow.
Some integrations may send duplicate events. Add logic to detect and skip duplicates using unique IDs.
Integration permissions can expire. Set up alerts for authentication failures.
Don’t just use test data - trigger real events in the integration and verify your workflow handles them correctly.
If an integration event happens frequently (e.g., many Slack messages), consider adding conditions to prevent overwhelming your workflow.
Store original event data early in the workflow in case you need to reference it later.

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Next Steps

Action Node

Perform actions in integrated apps

Condition Node

Route based on integration data

Agent Node

Process integration data with AI

All Integrations

View all available integrations