Externalizing Clay Data to Enrich Contacts via Slack

·Dec 22, 2025 03:52 PM·

Anyone has experience externalizing Clay data through something like Slack? The use case is helping our BDRs enrich Contacts without needing to log in to clay.

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Munna S.
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Yep! you can built an 'enrichment bot' for exactly this. you pipe requests from a specific Slack channel into a Clay Webhook, run the waterfall, and then post the results back as a reply in the thread. Keeps the BDRs focused and saves us from buying 10 extra Clay seats just for casual lookups.
Munna S.
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Here is much technical discription: I usually architect it like this: Input: Use a Slack Slash Command (e.g., /lookup) connected to a Make scenario. It feels cleaner than having them paste into a channel. Processing: Webhook that data into Clay, run your waterfall. Output: Use the HTTP API or Slack integration to return the enriched fields (Email, Mobile, LinkedIn) right back to the user. Pro-tip: Capture the Slack User ID in the initial webhook so you can tag them (<@userID>) in the reply—otherwise, they might miss the notification when the enrichment finishes.

Munna S.
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Yep! you can built an 'enrichment bot' for exactly this. you pipe requests from a specific Slack channel into a Clay Webhook, run the waterfall, and then post the results back as a reply in the thread. Keeps the BDRs focused and saves us from buying 10 extra Clay seats just for casual lookups.
Munna S.
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Here is much technical discription: I usually architect it like this: Input: Use a Slack Slash Command (e.g., /lookup) connected to a Make scenario. It feels cleaner than having them paste into a channel. Processing: Webhook that data into Clay, run your waterfall. Output: Use the HTTP API or Slack integration to return the enriched fields (Email, Mobile, LinkedIn) right back to the user. Pro-tip: Capture the Slack User ID in the initial webhook so you can tag them (<@userID>) in the reply—otherwise, they might miss the notification when the enrichment finishes.