Connect via Webhook

Inbound webhooks accept HTTP POST requests from external systems and map incoming payloads to your pipeline blueprint.

Step 1: Create an integration

1. Go to Settings → Company Settings → Integrations
2. Click "Create Integration"
3. Enter a name (e.g., "Zapier", "My Website", "n8n")
4. Copy the webhook URL. A unique webhook URL is generated for each integration.

Step 2: Set up a source mapping

Source mappings tell Slate how to translate incoming data into your pipeline fields.

1. Go to Settings → Company Settings → Source Mappings
2. Create a mapping and select Integration as the type
3. Paste a sample JSON payload and Slate automatically detects the fields
4. Map each detected field to a pipeline field

For example, if the external tool sends:

{
  "name": "Jane Smith",
  "email": "jane@example.com",
  "company": "Acme Inc"
}

Map name → "Contact Name", email → "Email", company → "Company".

Step 3: Configure the external tool

In your external tool (Zapier, Make, n8n, or any custom app):

1. Set up a webhook/HTTP action
2. Paste the Slate webhook URL
3. Set method to POST
4. Send your data as JSON

Step 4: Test it

Send a test payload from your external tool. Check your pipeline board. A new item should appear with the mapped fields filled in.

Best practices

• Use auto-matching. Send a sample payload and Slate tries to match fields automatically based on field names.
• If you have duplicate detection enabled, incoming webhooks respect it (warn, skip, or update depending on your config)
• You can create multiple integrations with different mappings for different data sources