Box integration with Digest by Nekton
How to Post a digest of new files added to Box to any Slack channel on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis
A picture is worth a thousand words, but not a thousand emails. Get a simple concise summary of new files added to Box delivered to you via Slack at the frequency of your choosing. With this Box-Digest-Slack integration, when a new file is created in Box, Nekton appends it to a digest which is delivered via Slack. It's all done automatically so you can focus on the things that matter, like the report that's due...or finding the most embarrassing photo from the weekend. Serious or silly, this automation will save you time.
Steps to automate
Use Nekton workflow automation service.Preparation
Create Nekton account. You can also use your existing Google account
to sign in.
Create automation
-
Click on the "Create new workflow" button, and then add "Automated step".
-
Set the step description to "Post a digest of new files added to Box to any Slack channel on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis" and then click on "Automate".
-
Provide the necessary parameters and click on the "Test it" button to check your automation. If you had issues with it, you can click on "Automate" again to try a different one.
Create a schedule (optional)
If you want to run this automation on a schedule, click on the gear button on the workflow editor
screen
to configure it. For example, you can run this flow every hour or every day.
Automate Box integrations
Take the manual work out of uploading, sharing, and getting feedback on Box. Your cloud storage can be more than an online file drawer: Use Box with Nekton to automatically create files, folders, events, or comments from events in other apps. Nekton can also monitor when there are new files uploaded or tasks assigned to you in Box and automatically trigger alerts and actions in other apps you use.
Stay informed of the new files your team creates without getting distracted by notifications all day long with this Box integration from Nekton. It can watch your Box ...
Team collaborating in Box? Get a digest of new tasks assigned to you delivered to Gmail in one place. With this Box-Digest-Gmail integration, Nekton adds all new Box a...
Want to get all your new Box file notifications at the same time? Nekton's Digest tool can keep track of every new file added to your team's Box account, and send them...
A picture is worth a thousand words, but not a thousand emails. Get a simple concise summary of new files added to Box delivered to you via Slack at the frequency of y...
Feedback is helpful - but not when it's noisy. With this workflow, every new comment in Box is logged to a digest. After a certain amount of time, Nekton will deliver ...
Don't stay distracted by new file notifications all day—instead, use Nekton's Digest tool to pull all of your Box notifications together and get them at one time. Nekt...
Team have a lot to say about the new photos and files in Box? Stay in touch and share the conversation with this integration. Whenever a new comment is created in Box,...
If you need to keep a copy of Gmail messages, you can automatically save them to Box as text files automatically. Nekton can monitor a Gmail account and create a text...
Box actions
Nekton can use any feature that is available in Box API.
Using our advanced AI, you can easily create custom automations for Box.
Here are some typical actions you can do in your automated workflows.
Add Comment to File
Adds a comment to a file.
Create Folder
Creates a brand new folder at the path you specify.
Create Text File
Creates a brand new text (.txt) file from plain text content you specify.
Find a File
Search for a specific file by name.
Add User as Collaborator
Adds an individual user as a collaborator on a folder.
Upload File
Copy an already-existing file from another service to Box.
About Box
Box lets you keep all your businesses files in one place for simple online collaboration.