Connecting Slack for weekly reports
Datadrew can send automated weekly performance reports directly to a Slack channel of your choice. This keeps your team
informed about key metrics without needing to log into the Datadrew dashboard.
Prerequisites
- A Slack workspace where you have permission to add apps.
- An active Datadrew account with your Shopify store connected and syncing data.
Step-by-step connection
1. In Datadrew, go to Settings > Integrations.
2. Find the Slack card and click Connect.
3. You will be redirected to Slack's authorization page.
4. Sign in to your Slack workspace if prompted.
5. Slack will ask you to select a channel where Datadrew should post reports. You can choose an existing channel or
create a new one (e.g., #datadrew-reports).
6. Click Allow to authorize. Datadrew will receive an incoming webhook URL for the selected channel.
7. You will be redirected back to Datadrew. The integration will be marked as connected.
How the weekly report works
Once Slack is connected and weekly reports are enabled, Datadrew sends a formatted performance summary to your chosen
Slack channel on a weekly schedule. The report includes:
Report contents
The weekly report is organized by metric group and includes data from all your connected integrations:
- Revenue metrics -- Total revenue, orders, average order value from Shopify.
- Ad performance -- Spend, ROAS, CPC, and other advertising metrics from Facebook and Google Ads (if connected).
- Website traffic -- Sessions, users, bounce rate from GA4 (if connected).
- Email marketing -- Campaign performance from Klaviyo (if connected).
Each metric shows the current period value, plus a comparison to the previous period with a percentage change indicator.
Green indicators show improvements; red indicators show declines (relative to whether higher or lower is better for that
metric).
Enabling and disabling reports
Connecting Slack does not automatically enable weekly reports. After connecting:
1. Go to your Datadrew settings.
2. Enable the Slack Weekly Report option.
3. Reports will begin sending on the next scheduled cycle.
To stop receiving reports, you can disable the weekly report setting. Disconnecting Slack entirely will also disable
reports.
How Slack connection differs from other integrations
Unlike your data integrations (Shopify, Facebook, Google, Klaviyo), the Slack connection:
- Uses Slack's incoming webhook mechanism (not a full bot integration).
- Only sends messages to the channel you selected -- it does not read your Slack messages or access other channels.
- Does not create a data pipeline or sync data into Datadrew. Slack is an output channel, not a data source.
Report format
Reports are formatted using Slack Block Kit for clean, readable presentation. Each report includes:
- Your store name and the reporting period dates.
- Comparison period dates.
- Metrics organized by group (Revenue, Ads, Website, Email).
- A "View Your Dashboard" button linking to app.datadrew.io for deeper analysis.
Metrics from integrations that are not connected will be automatically excluded from the report.
Disconnecting
To disconnect Slack:
1. Go to Settings > Integrations in Datadrew.
2. Find the Slack integration and click Disconnect.
Disconnecting Slack will automatically disable weekly reports. You can reconnect at any time by repeating the setup
process.
Need help? Contact us at support@datadrew.io.
Related articles
- Setting up weekly Slack reports
- Setting up weekly email reports
- Managing and editing scheduled automations
- How to connect Klaviyo
Need help?
If you have questions or run into issues, reach out to us at support@datadrew.io or use the in-app chat. We're happy to
help.
