How to Create Wrike Tasks from Slack with Power Automate

make.powerautomate.com > Create > Automated cloud flow

Open Power Automate and start a new Automated flow

Go to make.powerautomate.com and sign in with your Microsoft 365 account. Click 'Create' in the left sidebar, then select 'Automated cloud flow' from the three options shown. This flow type fires immediately when a trigger event occurs — which is what you need for real-time Slack capture. Give the flow a name like 'Slack Emoji → Wrike Task' so it's identifiable later.

1. 1Sign in at make.powerautomate.com
2. 2Click 'Create' in the left sidebar
3. 3Select 'Automated cloud flow'
4. 4Enter a flow name in the 'Flow name' field
5. 5Click 'Skip' on the trigger picker — you'll set it manually in the next step

Flow canvas > Add a trigger > Search 'Slack' > When a reaction is added to a message

Add the Slack trigger for a new reaction added

Click the empty trigger block on the canvas. In the connector search bar, type 'Slack' and select the Slack connector from the results. You'll see a list of available triggers — select 'When a reaction is added to a message'. This trigger fires the moment any user reacts to a Slack message, giving you a reliable, zero-polling hook into conversations.

1. 1Click the 'Add a trigger' block on the canvas
2. 2Type 'Slack' in the search bar
3. 3Click the Slack connector icon
4. 4Select 'When a reaction is added to a message' from the trigger list

Trigger block > Sign in > Slack OAuth popup > Channel Name dropdown > Reaction Name field

Connect your Slack account and configure the trigger

Click 'Sign in' inside the trigger block to authenticate the Slack connector. Power Automate will open a browser popup asking you to authorize with your Slack workspace. After authorizing, select the specific channel you want to monitor from the 'Channel Name' dropdown — for example, #dev-standups. In the 'Reaction Name' field, type the emoji name without colons, such as clipboard. Only messages reacted with that exact emoji will trigger the flow.

1. 1Click 'Sign in' in the trigger block
2. 2Complete Slack OAuth in the popup window
3. 3Select your target channel from the 'Channel Name' dropdown
4. 4Type your chosen emoji name (e.g., clipboard) in the 'Reaction Name' field

Flow canvas > + New step > Slack > Get message

Fetch the full message text using 'Get message'

The reaction trigger only returns a message timestamp and channel — not the actual message text. You need to add a Slack action to retrieve the full message. Click '+ New step', search for Slack, and select the action 'Get message'. Map the 'Channel' field to the Channel output from your trigger and map the 'Message Timestamp' field to the Message Timestamp output from the trigger. This gives you the raw message text to use as your Wrike task title.

1. 1Click '+ New step' below the trigger block
2. 2Search 'Slack' and select the Slack connector
3. 3Choose the 'Get message' action
4. 4Click the 'Channel' field and select 'Channel' from the dynamic content panel
5. 5Click the 'Message Timestamp' field and select 'Message Timestamp' from the dynamic content panel

Flow canvas > + New step > Built-in > Data Operation > Compose

Parse the message for due date using a Compose action

Wrike needs a due date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Rather than passing raw message text to Wrike, add a 'Compose' action to extract a date if one is mentioned in the message. In the 'Inputs' field, use the expression editor to write a formula that extracts a date substring or defaults to 7 days from now. This step makes the flow production-ready — Wrike will reject task creation without a properly formatted date if your Wrike folder requires it.

1. 1Click '+ New step'
2. 2Under 'Built-in', select 'Data Operation'
3. 3Choose 'Compose'
4. 4Click the 'Inputs' field, then click 'Expression' tab in the dynamic content panel
5. 5Enter: formatDateTime(addDays(utcNow(), 7), 'yyyy-MM-dd')

Flow canvas > + New step > Slack > Get user profile

Resolve the Slack user ID to a display name

The reaction trigger returns a Slack user ID like U04XYZABC, not a human name. Wrike's 'Create task' action has an Assignees field that accepts Wrike user IDs — not Slack user IDs. For now, add another Slack action: 'Get user profile'. Map the 'User' field to the 'User' output from the trigger. This gives you the user's real name and email, which you'll use in the next step to find the matching Wrike user.

1. 1Click '+ New step'
2. 2Search 'Slack' and select the Slack connector
3. 3Choose 'Get user profile'
4. 4Map the 'User' field to the 'User' dynamic content from the reaction trigger

Paste this expression into a Compose action placed after the 'Get message' Slack step. It extracts a date in MM/DD or MM-DD format from the message text and formats it correctly for Wrike, falling back to 7 days from now if no date is found. Reference the Compose output in the 'Create task' Due Date field using the Outputs token.

if(
  greater(
    length(

if(
  greater(
    length(
      trim(
        replace(
          replace(body('Get_message')?['text'], '-', '/'),
          '.', '/'
        )
      )
    ),
    0
  ),
  formatDateTime(
    if(
      contains(body('Get_message')?['text'], '/'),
      concat(
        substring(body('Get_message')?['text'],
          indexOf(body('Get_message')?['text'], '/') - 2, 5
        ),
        '/', utcNow('yyyy')
      ),
      addDays(utcNow(), 7)
    ),
    'yyyy-MM-dd'
  ),
  formatDateTime(addDays(utcNow(), 7), 'yyyy-MM-dd')
)

Flow canvas > + New step > Wrike > Get contacts

Look up the Wrike user by email

Add the Wrike action 'Get contacts' to find the Wrike account user whose email matches the Slack user's email. Map no filter fields — this returns all contacts. You'll then use a Filter Array action in the next step to isolate the right user. Alternatively, if your team is small and stable, you can build a manual mapping table in a SharePoint list and look up the Wrike user ID directly. The Wrike connector requires an active connection — authorize it now if you haven't already.

1. 1Click '+ New step'
2. 2Search 'Wrike' in the connector search bar
3. 3Select the Wrike connector
4. 4Choose 'Get contacts' action
5. 5Sign in to Wrike via OAuth when prompted
6. 6Leave filter fields empty to return all contacts

Flow canvas > + New step > Built-in > Data Operation > Filter array

Filter Wrike contacts to find the matching user

Add a 'Filter array' action from the 'Data Operation' built-in group. Set the 'From' field to the 'data' array output from the 'Get contacts' Wrike action. In the filter condition, set the left side to the 'profiles/email' field from each contact item, set the operator to 'is equal to', and set the right side to the 'Email' output from the Slack 'Get user profile' step. This returns only the one Wrike contact whose email matches.

1. 1Click '+ New step'
2. 2Select 'Built-in' > 'Data Operation' > 'Filter array'
3. 3Set 'From' to the 'data' array from 'Get contacts'
4. 4Click 'Add dynamic content' in the left filter field and select 'Current item' then append '/profiles/0/email' via the expression editor
5. 5Set the operator to 'is equal to'
6. 6Set the right side to 'Email' from 'Get user profile'

Flow canvas > + New step > Wrike > Create task

Create the Wrike task with mapped fields

Add the Wrike action 'Create task'. Set the 'Folder or Project ID' to the Wrike folder or project where tasks should land — you'll need to copy this ID from your Wrike URL (open the folder in Wrike, the ID is the alphanumeric string after /open/). Set the 'Title' to the 'Text' output from the Slack 'Get message' action. Set 'Due Date' to the output of your Compose action. For 'Assignees', use the expression: first(body('Filter_array'))?['id'] to pull the Wrike user ID from the filtered contacts array.

1. 1Click '+ New step'
2. 2Search 'Wrike' and select 'Create task'
3. 3Paste your Wrike folder ID into 'Folder or Project ID'
4. 4Set 'Title' to the 'Text' dynamic content from 'Get message'
5. 5Set 'Due Date' to the 'Outputs' from the Compose action
6. 6Click the 'Assignees' field, switch to 'Expression', and enter: first(body('Filter_array'))?['id']

Flow canvas > + New step > Slack > Post message

Post a Slack confirmation back to the channel

Add a final Slack action: 'Post message'. Set the 'Channel' to the same channel from your trigger. In the 'Message Text' field, write something like: '✅ Task created in Wrike: ' followed by the 'Title' from your Wrike 'Create task' response, then append the Wrike task permalink. This closes the loop — the person who added the emoji reaction sees immediate confirmation that the task was captured, without leaving Slack.

1. 1Click '+ New step'
2. 2Search 'Slack' and select 'Post message'
3. 3Set 'Channel' to the Channel output from the reaction trigger
4. 4In 'Message Text', type '✅ Task created in Wrike: ' then insert 'Title' from the Create task response
5. 5Optionally append 'Permalink' from the Create task response if available

Flow canvas > Save > Test > Manually > [trigger in Slack]

Test the flow end-to-end and turn it on

Click 'Save' in the top right, then click 'Test' and select 'Manually'. Open Slack and react to a message in your configured channel with the emoji you specified. Switch back to Power Automate — the test panel should show each step turning green as the flow runs. Check your Wrike folder to confirm the task appeared with the correct title, assignee, and due date. If all steps pass, click 'Turn on' to make the flow live.

1. 1Click 'Save' in the top right corner
2. 2Click 'Test', then select 'Manually'
3. 3Click 'Test Flow'
4. 4In Slack, react to any message in your configured channel with the configured emoji
5. 5Return to Power Automate and watch each step complete
6. 6Verify the task in Wrike, then click 'Turn on'