Leveraging Non-user Contacts you can send Alerts to third-party tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Monday.com, etc.
To set this up you need to:
Source the email address to send the alert to from the third-party platform
That is what this article helps with
Create a Non-user Contact for that email address
How to find the email addresses for some of the more common Third-Party tools:
Send Alerts to Slack
Slack has an email address for each Channel, so you can leverage this as a Non-user Contact.
How to find the Slack Channel email address
Go to the Settings of the Channel and click on Integrations
Slack Channel Settings
At the bottom, there will be a 'Send emails to this Channel' section. Click this and Slack will generate an email address for this Channel
Slack Channel Email
Create a Non-user Contact for that email address
Send Alerts to Microsoft Teams
Teams has an email address for each Channel, so you can leverage this as a Non-user Contact.
How to find the Microsoft Teams Channel email address
Go to the channel name, and select the triple dot 'more options' button > Get email address.
Microsoft Team Channel Email
Create a Non-user Contact for that email address
Send Alerts to Monday.com
Monday.com has an email address for each Board, so you can leverage this as a Non-user Contact.
How to find the Monday.com Board email address
Head to the board you wish to email and click the three-dot menu in the top right corner. From the dropdown menu, select "Board settings" and then "Create items via email":
Monday.com Board Settings
At the bottom of the pop-up window, you'll find your board's unique email address! You can click "Copy" to copy it to your clipboard so that you can paste it directly into your email.
Monday.com Board Email
Create a Non-user Contact for that email address
Send Alerts to Trello
Trello has an email address for each Board and you can use this to create Cards, so you can leverage this as a Non-user Contact.
How to find the Trello Board email address
Open settings using the triple-dot on the top right of the Board
Trello Board Settings
Open 'More'
Trello Board More Settings
Scroll to and click 'Email-to-board' settings
Trello Board Email Settings
Copy the email address to use here. You are also able to update the settings for where you want the card to appear.
Create a Non-user Contact for that email address
Send Alerts to Asana
Asana has email addresses for Team and Project messages, so you can leverage this as a Non-user Contact.
How to find the Team Message email address
At the bottom of every team's messages page, there is an email address listed. The email address for any team message is
[TeamName]@mail.asana.com
Asana Team Message email address
How to find the Project Message email address
At the bottom of every project's messages page, there is an email address listed. The email address for any project message is
[ProjectName]@mail.asana.com
Asana Project Message email address
Create a Non-user Contact for that email address
Send Alerts to Zapier
You can trigger Zaps with an email, so you can leverage this as a Non-user Contact. This process uses an email you own, rather than Zapier providing one.
Trigger from new emails with Email by Zapier
Click the Trigger step.
Search for and select Email by Zapier.
Click the Event dropdown menu and select New Inbound Email.
Click Continue.
In the Email address field, customize your inbound @zapiermail email address. This is the mailbox that will trigger the Zap when new emails are received.
Click Copy to copy the full email address to the computer's clipboard.
Click Continue.
Go to your email client (e.g., Gmail) and send a test email to your custom @zapiermail.com email address.
Go back to Zapier and click Test trigger to test the connection.
Zapier Email Trigger
Create a Non-user Contact for that email address