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Create a Channel, Add a Member, and Post a Message to the Channel

This workflow can automatically create new channels on the Mattermost platform, add specified members, and send welcome messages. By triggering it with a single click, it eliminates the hassle of manual operations and improves team collaboration efficiency. It is suitable for scenarios such as launching new projects, team expansions, and regularly creating topic-specific channels, ensuring a standardized and unified process. This allows for the quick establishment of a communication environment, enabling team members to receive the information they need in a timely manner and facilitating smooth cooperation.

Workflow Diagram
Create a Channel, Add a Member, and Post a Message to the Channel Workflow diagram

Workflow Name

Create a Channel, Add a Member, and Post a Message to the Channel

Key Features and Highlights

This workflow automates the process of creating a new channel on the Mattermost platform, subsequently adding specified users to the channel, and automatically sending a welcome message. The entire sequence is triggered with a single action, eliminating manual and repetitive tasks, thereby significantly enhancing team collaboration efficiency.

Core Problems Addressed

Manually creating channels, inviting members, and sending welcome messages is time-consuming and prone to errors. This workflow automates these steps to ensure a standardized and consistent process, enabling rapid channel setup and preparation for member communication.

Use Cases

  • Quickly setting up project discussion channels and inviting relevant members at the start of a new project
  • Automatically creating dedicated communication spaces and sending welcome messages for new team members during team expansion
  • Periodically creating topic-specific channels to facilitate centralized information management and communication

Main Process Steps

  1. Manually trigger the workflow execution
  2. Create a new channel with a specified name (e.g., “Docs”) on Mattermost
  3. Automatically add specified users to the newly created channel
  4. Send a predefined welcome message to the channel, such as “Hey! Welcome to the channel!”

Involved Systems or Services

  • Mattermost: The core platform for channel creation, user management, and message posting
  • n8n: Workflow automation tool that orchestrates the execution of each step

Target Users and Value

Ideal for enterprise team administrators, project managers, and operations personnel, this workflow helps them quickly establish team communication environments, reduce repetitive tasks, improve work efficiency, and ensure team members promptly receive communication access and welcome messages, thereby promoting smooth team collaboration.