Monitor Stuck Tasks in Monday.com with Automated Slack Alerts

🧑‍💻 Description

This workflow checks a Monday.com board/group for items with Status = "Stuck" and sends a Slack alert (e.g., to a user or channel). Great for nudging owners on blocked work without manual chasing.

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Connect Monday.com Node

1. In Monday.com → go to your Admin → API
   • Copy your Personal API Token
   • Docs: Generate Monday API Token
2. In n8n → Credentials → New → Monday.com API
   • Paste your token and save.
3. Open the Get many items node → choose your credential → set your Board ID and Group ID (these must match where your items live).

2️⃣ Connect Slack API

1. Create an app → https://api.slack.com/apps
2. OAuth & Permissions → add scopes:
   • chat:write (send messages)
   • channels:read, groups:read, users:read (to look up channels and users)
3. Install the app to your workspace → copy the Bot User OAuth Token
4. In n8n → Credentials → New → Slack OAuth2 API → paste token and save
5. In the Slack node (“Alert Team”), select your Slack credential and pick a user or channel.

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🧠 How it works

• Get many items (Monday.com): pulls items from your board/group
• Set Columns: maps item fields (Name, Status, Due Date)
• Filter for Stuck Items: keeps only items where Status = "Stuck"
• Alert Team (Slack): posts a message like "<Item Name> task is stuck"

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✅ Tips

• Adjust the Status column index/field mapping if your board uses a different column order or a custom status label.
• Point the Slack node to a channel (for team visibility) or a user (for direct nudges).
• Add a Schedule Trigger if you want automatic daily/weekly checks.

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📬 Contact

Need help mapping custom columns or routing alerts by owner?

📧 [email protected]
🔗 Robert Breen
🌐 ynteractive.com