Skip to main content

Make Waves ’26 Step into AI’s glass box. Prague, 19–20 Oct.

Register now (opens in a new tab)
Slack
Perplexity AI

Connect Slack and Perplexity AI integrations

Connect Slack and Perplexity AI to automate knowledge sharing and deliver AI-powered insights directly to your team channels. Monitor conversations, schedule updates, and improve research workflows without leaving Slack.

Transform how your organization accesses information by integrating Perplexity AI's intelligent search capabilities with Slack's communication platform for automated knowledge management.

Get started free

Create a custom workflow

Transform your team's Slack conversations into AI-powered insights by automating Perplexity AI queries through Make's intuitive platform. Build custom workflows that instantly trigger intelligent research and responses whenever messages are posted, delivering advanced AI capabilities directly into your communication hub without disrupting your team's flow. Accelerate decision-making and amplify knowledge sharing with automation that connects Slack and Perplexity AI.

Create a custom workflow

Every automation starts with a trigger and an action. Select one from each app to generate a workflow tailored to your needs.

Slack
Trigger: Watch Direct Messages
Perplexity AI
Action: Select an action
1. Select a trigger

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a direct message channel.

  • Triggers when a new file is added.

  • Triggers when a new interactive event has arrived.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a multiparty direct message channel.

  • Triggers when a new message or another event is created.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a private channel.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a public channel.

  • Triggers when a new message is scheduled.

  • Triggers when a new user is added or an existing user has changed. Only emit the latest change since the last scenario run.

2. Select an action

  • Creates a chat completions with the chosen model.

  • Generate a response for the provided input with optional web search and reasoning.

  • Generate contextualized embeddings for document chunks. Chunks from the same document share context awareness, improving retrieval quality for document-based applications.

  • Generate vector representations (embeddings) for the text you provide.

  • Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Select a trigger and an action

Create workflow (opens in a new tab)

Triggers and actions

Connect Perplexity AI and Slack through Make's versatile integration platform to build intelligent automation workflows. With Make, you can create automated workflows that trigger AI queries based on Perplexity AI messages, bringing AI-powered insights directly into your team's communication hub. When a message is posted in Perplexity AI, it acts as a trigger that automatically initiates Slack to perform research or generate responses as an action. This integration enables your team to use advanced artificial intelligence capabilities without leaving their preferred collaboration environment, ensuring faster decision-making and improved knowledge sharing. Make's visual workflow builder lets you design custom automation scenarios where Perplexity AI triggers activate Slack actions tailored to your specific business needs.

Add a Reaction
Adds a reaction to a message.
Action
Add a Star
Adds a star to a channel.
Action
Archive a Channel
Archives a channel.
Action
Create a Channel
Creates a channel.
Action
Create a chat completion
Creates a chat completions with the chosen model.
Action
Create a Reminder
Creates a reminder.
Action
Create an agent response
Generate a response for the provided input with optional web search and reasoning.
Action
Delete a File
Deletes a file.
Action
Delete a Message
Removes a message.
Action
Load more

How to set up Slack and Perplexity AI in 5 easy steps

Date

·

Duration

Step 1

Get your Perplexity AI API Key

Log into your Perplexity AI account and click on the Settings icon next to your username. Navigate to the API section in the left sidebar, then go to the API Keys tab and click '+ Create Key' to generate your unique API key. Once your key is generated, copy it and store it in a safe place like a password manager. You'll need this key to connect Perplexity AI to Make in the next steps.

Date

·

Duration

Step 2

Connect Perplexity AI to Make

Log into your Make account and open the scenario where you want to use Perplexity AI. Add a Perplexity AI module to your workflow and click 'Create a connection' when the prompt appears. Paste the API key you copied earlier into the API Key field and click Save. Your Perplexity AI connection is now ready to use in your Make scenarios.

Date

·

Duration

Step 3

Add Slack to your Make scenario

In your Make account, navigate to the scenario where you want to use Slack. Add a Slack module to your scenario and click 'Create a connection' when prompted. You can optionally give your connection a descriptive name to help you identify it later, especially if you work with multiple Slack workspaces or projects.

Date

·

Duration

Step 4

Authenticate your Slack connection

Click the Save button to proceed with creating your Slack connection. The system will ask you to authenticate your Slack account by logging in. If you have access to multiple Slack workspaces, make sure to select the correct workspace in the top-right corner before granting Make permission to access your Slack account.

Date

·

Duration

Step 5

Set up instant Slack notifications

To have Make respond immediately when something happens in Slack, add the 'Watch New Events' module to your scenario. Click 'Create a webhook' and select the event type you want to monitor, such as new messages in a specific channel. Choose the Slack connection you just created and click Save. The webhook will automatically connect to Slack, and whenever your chosen event occurs, Make will instantly trigger your automation without any additional setup needed.

AI-powered team communication with Slack and Perplexity AI integration

Connect Slack and Perplexity AI to automate knowledge sharing, monitor conversations, and deliver AI-driven insights directly to your team channels—eliminating manual research and keeping everyone informed.

Date

·

Duration

AI-powered knowledge sharing in real-time

Automatically deliver Perplexity AI's information discovery and insights directly to your Slack channels, keeping teams informed with the latest knowledge without manual intervention.

Date

·

Duration

Intelligent Slack channel monitoring

Automatically monitor Slack conversations and generate AI-driven responses using Perplexity AI, ensuring timely and informed replies to team questions and discussions.

Date

·

Duration

Scheduled information updates

Set up automated schedules to send Perplexity AI-generated insights to Slack at regular intervals, maintaining consistent knowledge flow across your organization.

Date

·

Duration

Simplified research and communication workflow

Eliminate context switching by integrating Perplexity AI's research capabilities directly into Slack, allowing teams to access information without leaving their communication platform.

Popular Slack and Perplexity AI workflows

Connect Slack and Perplexity AI with Make. Automate manual tasks, sync real-time data, and build more efficient workflows.

AI

Monitor Slack group channels and generate responses with Perplexity AI and OpenAI's assistant and Google Docs

Monitor Slack group messages and generate AI-driven responses with Perplexity AI and 2 OpenAI's assistant prompts, then insert the result as a paragraph in Google Docs for streamlined communication management.

Monitor Slack group channels and generate responses with Perplexity AI and OpenAI's assistant and Google Docs
Use template
AI

Create a Slack message from Perplexity AI responses

This automations sends Slack messages using Perplexity AI on a scheduled basis. Streamline communication by integrating AI-generated insights directly into your Slack channels.

Create a Slack message from Perplexity AI responses
Use template

Support

FAQs

Everything you need to know about Make. Can't find the answer you're looking for? Please chat to our team.

By integrating Slack with Perplexity AI through Make, you can automatically bring AI-powered research and information discovery directly into your team's communication workflow. Your team can receive instant, well-researched answers to complex questions without leaving Slack, eliminating the need to switch between multiple platforms. Make enables you to create automated workflows where Slack messages trigger Perplexity AI queries, or where AI-generated insights are automatically posted to relevant Slack channels, saving valuable time and keeping everyone informed with accurate, up-to-date information.

Make allows you to build powerful automated workflows such as: triggering Perplexity AI searches when specific keywords are mentioned in Slack channels, automatically sending AI-generated research summaries to designated Slack channels or users, creating a bot that responds to questions in Slack using Perplexity's knowledge base, or scheduling regular AI-powered briefings on specific topics to be delivered to your team via Slack. The visual workflow builder in Make requires no coding knowledge, making it straightforward to customize these automations to match your exact business needs.

Not at all! Make's intuitive visual interface makes setting up integrations straightforward, even if you have no technical background. You simply drag and drop modules for Slack and Perplexity AI, connect them, and authenticate your accounts. Make provides pre-built templates and scenarios specifically designed for common use cases, allowing you to get started in minutes. Plus, Make offers comprehensive documentation, tutorials, and customer support to guide you through the setup process. You can start with Make's free tier to test the integration before committing to a paid plan.

Using Make saves you significant time, money, and technical resources. Building a custom integration from scratch would require hiring developers, maintaining code, managing API updates, and handling security concerns. Make eliminates all of this by providing a ready-to-use, maintained platform with built-in error handling, logging, and monitoring. You also gain flexibility to modify workflows as your needs change, connect additional apps beyond just Slack and Perplexity AI, and scale your automations without infrastructure concerns. Make handles all the technical complexity, allowing you to focus on designing workflows that add value to your business.