Send Daily Birthday Reminders from Google Contacts to Slack
This workflow automatically extracts contact information for birthdays occurring on the current day from Google Contacts every day and sends birthday reminders via Slack, ensuring that important birthdays are not forgotten. By utilizing scheduled triggers and filtering functions, it simplifies the process of sending birthday wishes, enhancing the atmosphere of care within the team and improving personal social efficiency. It is suitable for corporate teams or individual users and helps strengthen team cohesion and customer relationship management.
Workflow Name
Send Daily Birthday Reminders from Google Contacts to Slack
Key Features and Highlights
This workflow automatically retrieves all contact information from Google Contacts on a daily schedule, filters contacts whose birthdays fall on the current day, and sends birthday reminders as Slack messages to a designated channel. It enables automated and timely birthday notifications.
Core Problems Addressed
Prevents missing important birthdays of colleagues, friends, or clients due to busy schedules or forgetfulness; streamlines the birthday reminder process, enhancing team care culture and personal social efficiency.
Use Cases
- Corporate team birthday reminders to strengthen team cohesion
- Birthday management for individuals or small teams to avoid missing important anniversaries
- Birthday care reminders in customer relationship management to improve client satisfaction
Main Workflow Steps
- Schedule Trigger: Automatically initiates the workflow daily at 8:00 AM.
- Google Contacts: Retrieves names, nicknames, email addresses, and birthday information from Google Contacts.
- Filter Contact: Filters contacts that have birthday information available.
- Conditional Check: Determines whether the contact’s birthday matches the current day.
- Slack: Sends the birthday contact information as message blocks to the specified Slack channel.
Involved Systems or Services
- Google Contacts: Source of contact data
- Slack: Platform for delivering reminder messages
- n8n Scheduler: Triggers the workflow execution on a schedule
Target Users and Value
- HR professionals and team managers in enterprises for easy management and birthday reminders of employees
- Individual users who want to automate birthday management and reminders for friends or clients
- Any teams or organizations needing daily notifications and care reminders via Slack
This workflow significantly reduces manual effort in searching and sending reminders through automation, ensuring no important birthdays are missed while enhancing intimacy and interaction efficiency among team members.