How to Create ClickUp Tasks from Slack with Power Automate

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Create new automated cloud flow

Log into make.powerautomate.com and click Create in the left sidebar. Choose Automated cloud flow from the options. Name your flow something like 'Slack to ClickUp Task Creation'. You'll see the flow designer with a trigger placeholder waiting for configuration.

1. 1Click Create in the left sidebar
2. 2Select 'Automated cloud flow'
3. 3Name it 'Slack to ClickUp Task Creation'
4. 4Click Create without selecting a trigger yet

Flow designer > Choose trigger > Slack

Add Slack reaction trigger

Click the trigger box and search for 'Slack' in the connector list. Select the 'When a reaction is added (V2)' trigger. This trigger fires instantly when someone adds any emoji reaction to a message. You'll need to sign in to your Slack workspace if you haven't connected before.

1. 1Click 'Choose your flow's trigger'
2. 2Search for 'Slack' and select it
3. 3Choose 'When a reaction is added (V2)' trigger
4. 4Sign in to your Slack workspace when prompted

Trigger configuration

Configure Slack trigger settings

Select the Slack team from the dropdown that appears after authentication. Leave the Channel field blank to monitor all channels, or pick a specific channel if you only want reactions from one place. The Item field should stay as 'message' since we're watching for reactions on messages, not files or other items.

1. 1Select your Slack workspace from the Team dropdown
2. 2Leave Channel blank for all channels or select specific channel
3. 3Keep Item as 'message'
4. 4Click Save

Flow designer > New step > Control

Add condition to filter specific emoji

Click New step below the trigger and search for 'Condition' in the control actions. We need to filter for only the emoji you want to trigger task creation. In the condition box, select 'Reaction' from dynamic content (it comes from the Slack trigger). Set it equal to the emoji name like 'memo' for 📝 or 'white_check_mark' for ✅.

1. 1Click '+ New step' below the trigger
2. 2Search for 'Condition' and select it
3. 3Click the left condition box and select 'Reaction' from dynamic content
4. 4Set operator to 'is equal to'
5. 5Type the emoji name like 'memo' in the right box

Condition > Yes > Add an action

Connect to ClickUp in Yes branch

Click Add an action inside the Yes branch of the condition. Search for ClickUp in the connectors list and select it. You'll see several ClickUp actions available. Choose 'Create Task' as this matches our goal. Sign in to your ClickUp account when the authentication dialog appears.

1. 1Click 'Add an action' in the Yes branch
2. 2Search for 'ClickUp' and select the connector
3. 3Choose 'Create Task' action
4. 4Sign in to ClickUp when prompted

Create Task action configuration

Configure ClickUp task creation

Fill in the required ClickUp fields. Team ID and List ID are required - you can find these in ClickUp by going to your list settings and copying the ID from the URL. For Task Name, use a combination of static text like 'Slack Request: ' plus the dynamic 'User' field from Slack trigger. This creates descriptive task titles.

1. 1Enter your ClickUp Team ID (find in list URL)
2. 2Enter your target List ID
3. 3Set Task Name to 'Slack Request: ' + User (dynamic content)
4. 4Leave Priority and Status as defaults for now

Create Task > Description field

Map message content to task description

Click in the Description field and select 'Text' from the Slack dynamic content. This pulls the full message text that someone reacted to. You can add context by prefixing with static text like 'From Slack channel: ' followed by the Channel dynamic field, then a line break, then the message Text.

1. 1Click in the Description field
2. 2Type 'From Slack channel: ' as static text
3. 3Add 'Channel' from dynamic content
4. 4Press Enter for a line break
5. 5Add 'Text' from dynamic content for the message

Use this expression in the Due Date field to set deadlines based on which channel the request came from. Paste it in the Due Date field of your ClickUp task creation step.

if(
  contains(triggerBody()?['channel'], 'urgent'),
  addDays(utcNow(), 1),

if(
  contains(triggerBody()?['channel'], 'urgent'),
  addDays(utcNow(), 1),
  if(
    contains(triggerBody()?['channel'], 'support'),
    addDays(utcNow(), 3),
    addDays(utcNow(), 7)
  )
)

Create Task > Additional fields

Set assignee and due date

In the Assignees field, you can either hardcode a ClickUp user ID or leave it blank to create unassigned tasks. For Due Date, you can leave it empty or set a relative date using expressions like addDays(utcNow(), 7) for one week from creation. Tags can be set to help categorize these Slack-originated tasks.

1. 1Leave Assignees blank or enter a specific ClickUp user ID
2. 2Set Due Date to addDays(utcNow(), 7) for 7 days out
3. 3Add 'slack-request' as a Tag for filtering
4. 4Click Save

Yes branch > Add an action > Slack

Add Slack confirmation message

Add another action in the Yes branch to confirm task creation back in Slack. Search for Slack again and choose 'Post message' action. Set the Channel to the same channel where the reaction happened using dynamic content. Create a message like 'Task created: ' plus the task URL or name from ClickUp response.

1. 1Click 'Add an action' below the ClickUp step
2. 2Search for Slack and select 'Post message'
3. 3Set Channel to 'Channel' from dynamic content
4. 4Type message: 'Task created from your request!'
5. 5Add ClickUp task URL from Create Task response

Flow designer > Save > Test

Test the complete flow

Save your flow and turn it on using the toggle in the top right. Go to your Slack workspace and react to any message with the emoji you configured (like 📝). Check that the flow runs successfully in the run history, and verify the task appears in ClickUp with the message content as description.

1. 1Click Save in the top toolbar
2. 2Toggle the flow to 'On'
3. 3Go to Slack and react to a message with your emoji
4. 4Return to Power Automate and check Run history
5. 5Verify task created in ClickUp