Daily Birthday Reminders from Google Contacts to Slack

Ensure you never miss a birthday with this automated workflow designed by WeblineIndia. It retrieves your Google Contacts, identifies birthdays happening today, and sends personalized reminders directly to a designated Slack channel. This daily automation keeps your team informed and makes birthday celebrations effortless.

Steps

Set Daily Schedule (Cron Node)

• Configure a Cron node to trigger the workflow daily at a specific time (e.g., 8 AM).
• This ensures the workflow runs consistently every day to check for birthdays.

Retrieve Contacts (Google Contacts - Get Contact Node)

• Use the Google Contacts (Get Contact) node to fetch your contact list.
• Ensure your contacts have birthday details stored for accurate filtering.

Filter Birthdays (IF Node)

• Add an IF Node to compare the current date with each contact’s birthday.
• Only contacts whose birthdays match today’s date will move to the next step.

Send Birthday Notifications to Slack (Slack - Send Message Node)

• Use the Slack node to send a personalized birthday message to your chosen Slack channel (e.g., #general or #birthdays).
• Customize the message to include the contact’s name, e.g., "🎉 Today is John Doe's birthday! Let’s celebrate!"
• Configure the node to target a specific Slack channel for seamless notifications.

Activate Workflow

• Save and activate the workflow.

From now on, the workflow will automatically check for birthdays daily and send timely reminders to your Slack team.

Outcome

This hassle-free automation keeps your team engaged and ensures no birthday goes unnoticed. Celebrate special days of your contacts effortlessly and maintain meaningful connections.

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