How to Send Wrike Task Updates to Slack with Power Automate

make.powerautomate.com > Create > Scheduled cloud flow

Open Power Automate and Create an Automated Flow

Go to make.powerautomate.com and sign in with your Microsoft 365 account. Click 'Create' in the left sidebar, then select 'Scheduled cloud flow' — not Automated — because Wrike's Power Automate connector does not expose a native event-based trigger. Give the flow a name like 'Wrike Status Change → Slack'. Set the schedule to every 5 minutes, which is the practical minimum for responsive notifications without hammering the Wrike API.

1. 1Click 'Create' in the left sidebar
2. 2Select 'Scheduled cloud flow'
3. 3Enter a name: 'Wrike Status Change → Slack'
4. 4Set Repeat every to '5' and unit to 'Minute'
5. 5Click 'Create'

Flow canvas > + New step > Search: Wrike > List tasks

Connect to Wrike and Fetch Recent Tasks

Click '+ New step' below the Recurrence tile. In the search bar type 'Wrike' and select the Wrike connector. Choose the action 'List tasks'. If you have no existing Wrike connection, Power Automate will prompt you to sign in — click 'Sign in' and authenticate with your Wrike account in the popup. Once connected, you will see the action's configuration panel on the right side of the canvas.

1. 1Click '+ New step'
2. 2Type 'Wrike' in the connector search bar
3. 3Select the Wrike connector
4. 4Choose the 'List tasks' action
5. 5Click 'Sign in' if prompted and complete Wrike OAuth

List tasks action > Show advanced options > Updated after > Expression editor

Filter Tasks by Updated Date

Inside the 'List tasks' action, expand 'Show advanced options'. Set the 'Updated after' field to a dynamic expression so you only pull tasks changed in the last 5 minutes. Click inside the 'Updated after' field and then open the Expression editor. Paste the expression below to calculate a timestamp 5 minutes before the current run. This prevents the flow from processing every task in your Wrike account on every run.

1. 1Click 'Show advanced options' inside the List tasks card
2. 2Click inside the 'Updated after' field
3. 3Click 'Expression' tab in the dynamic content panel
4. 4Paste: addMinutes(utcNow(), -5)
5. 5Click 'OK' to confirm the expression

Flow canvas > + New step > Control > Apply to each > Condition

Apply a Condition to Filter by Status Change

Click '+ New step' and add a 'Apply to each' action. Set the input to the 'Tasks' array output from the 'List tasks' step — select it from the dynamic content panel under the Wrike section. Inside the loop, add a 'Condition' control. You will check whether the task's status matches the statuses you care about, such as 'Completed', 'In Review', or 'Deferred'. Configure the condition: 'Status' is equal to 'Completed' — you can add additional OR branches for other statuses.

1. 1Click '+ New step' and select 'Control'
2. 2Choose 'Apply to each'
3. 3Set the input to 'Tasks' from the Wrike dynamic content panel
4. 4Inside the loop, click 'Add an action' and choose 'Condition'
5. 5Set left side to 'Status' (dynamic content), operator 'is equal to', right side 'Completed'

Condition (No branch) > Add an action > Condition

Check for Deadline Hits Using a Second Condition Branch

Inside the 'No' branch of your first condition, add a second Condition to catch deadline notifications. Set the left side to the task's 'Due date' field and compare it using 'is less than or equal to' against the expression utcNow(). Also add a check that the task is not already completed, so you are only alerting on tasks that are overdue but still open. Combine these with an 'And' clause inside the condition editor.

1. 1Inside the 'No' branch, click 'Add an action'
2. 2Select 'Control' > 'Condition'
3. 3Set left value to 'Due date' from Wrike dynamic content
4. 4Set operator to 'is less than or equal to'
5. 5Set right value to expression: utcNow()
6. 6Click '+ Add' > 'Add row' and add: 'Status' 'is not equal to' 'Completed'

Condition (Yes branch) > Add an action > Slack > Post message

Connect to Slack

Inside the 'Yes' branch of the status Condition (and separately in the 'Yes' branch of the deadline Condition), click 'Add an action'. Search for 'Slack' and select the Slack connector. Choose 'Post message'. If you have no Slack connection configured, Power Automate will open an OAuth dialog — click 'Sign in' and authorize with your Slack workspace account. You will need channel posting permission for this to succeed.

1. 1Inside the 'Yes' branch, click 'Add an action'
2. 2Search 'Slack' in the connector search
3. 3Select the Slack connector
4. 4Choose 'Post message'
5. 5Click 'Sign in' and complete Slack OAuth if prompted

Post message action > Channel > Message Text

Configure the Slack Message for Status Changes

In the 'Post message' action inside the status-change Yes branch, set the Channel to the target Slack channel (e.g., #project-updates). Build the message text using dynamic content from Wrike. Combine static text with dynamic fields to create a clear, readable notification. Click inside the 'Message Text' field to open the dynamic content panel and insert values from the Wrike task.

1. 1Click the 'Channel Name' dropdown and select or type your target channel (e.g., #project-updates)
2. 2Click inside 'Message Text'
3. 3Type '✅ Task updated: ' then insert 'Title' from dynamic content
4. 4Press Enter and type 'Status: ' then insert 'Status'
5. 5Press Enter and type 'Assigned to: ' then insert 'Assignees'
6. 6Press Enter and type 'Due: ' then insert 'Due date'

Deadline Condition (Yes branch) > Post message action > Message Text

Configure the Slack Message for Deadline Alerts

Repeat the same Post message setup inside the deadline Condition's Yes branch, but write a different message that makes the urgency clear. Use a distinct emoji and phrasing so the team can visually distinguish deadline alerts from regular status updates. Set the same channel or a separate #alerts channel depending on your team's preference.

1. 1Click 'Add an action' inside the deadline Yes branch
2. 2Select Slack > Post message
3. 3Select your target channel
4. 4In Message Text type '⚠️ Overdue task: ' then insert 'Title'
5. 5Add 'Due date: ' then insert 'Due date'
6. 6Add 'Assigned to: ' then insert 'Assignees'

Flow toolbar > Save > Test > Manually > Run flow

Test the Flow with a Live Wrike Task

Click 'Save' in the top right, then click 'Test' and select 'Manually'. Power Automate will run the flow immediately using the current recurrence window. Go to Wrike and change a task's status to 'Completed'. Return to Power Automate and watch the run history — the flow should complete and show green checkmarks on every action. Click any action card to expand the inputs and outputs and verify the Wrike data is coming through correctly.

1. 1Click 'Save' in the top-right toolbar
2. 2Click 'Test' next to Save
3. 3Select 'Manually' and click 'Run flow'
4. 4Change a Wrike task status to Completed in another browser tab
5. 5Return to Power Automate and watch the run progress in real time

make.powerautomate.com > My flows > [Your flow] > Turn on

Turn On the Flow for Production

If the test passed, go to 'My flows' in the left sidebar to find your new flow. Confirm its status shows 'On'. If it shows 'Off', click the three-dot menu next to the flow name and select 'Turn on'. The flow will now run every 5 minutes automatically. Monitor the run history for the first hour to confirm it is firing and not hitting any connection errors.

1. 1Click 'My flows' in the left sidebar
2. 2Find your flow in the list
3. 3Check the status column — it should show 'On'
4. 4If it shows 'Off', click the three-dot menu and select 'Turn on'
5. 5Click the flow name to open run history and monitor the first few runs

Paste this expression into a 'Compose' action placed immediately after the 'List tasks' step, before the Apply to each loop. It formats the raw Wrike due date into a readable string and resolves the status to a human-friendly label — two transformations you would otherwise need multiple steps for. Reference the Compose output in your Slack message instead of the raw Wrike fields.

// Add a Compose action after List tasks, before Apply to each
// Name it: Format Task Message
// In the Compose input field, switch to Expression mode and paste:

// Add a Compose action after List tasks, before Apply to each
// Name it: Format Task Message
// In the Compose input field, switch to Expression mode and paste:

concat(
  if(
    equals(items('Apply_to_each')?['status'], 'Completed'),
    '✅ Task completed: ',
    if(
      lessOrEquals(items('Apply_to_each')?['dates/due'], utcNow()),
      '⚠️ Overdue: ',
      '🔄 Updated: '
    )
  ),
  items('Apply_to_each')?['title'],
  ' | Due: ',
  if(
    empty(items('Apply_to_each')?['dates/due']),
    'No due date',
    formatDateTime(items('Apply_to_each')?['dates/due'], 'MMM d, yyyy')
  ),
  ' | ',
  items('Apply_to_each')?['permalink']
)

// Reference this Compose output in the Slack Post message action
// using: outputs('Format_Task_Message')