New in Q2 for Pumble: Integrations, Hyperlinks, Drafts, and More
As Q2 progresses, Pumble has introduced a series of different integrations and features aimed at making user productivity more powerful.
The biggest update in this quarter is Pumble’s Open API, which enables you to create your own integrations.
You can also now connect your Pumble workspace with Google Calendar to make your meetings more accessible, and the Emailer app to receive emails in Pumble channels.
Finally, Pumble users can now embed hyperlinks in their messages, as well as create draft messages.
Google Calendar Integration
By integrating Pumble with Google Calendar, you can simplify scheduling and ensure that everyone is aware of upcoming events and team meetings, regardless of their time zone.
This integration enables automatic updates, ensuring that any changes made in Google Calendar are immediately reflected in Pumble. By integrating Pumble with Google Calendar, you can stay up-to-date with all the meetings on your schedule within the Pumble interface.
What’s more, when integrated with your calendar, the Google Calendar app will automatically adjust your Pumble status to indicate when you’re in a meeting.
→ Key benefits
The Google Calendar integration ensures that users can synchronize their schedules directly within Pumble. This feature allows team members to view and manage their events and meetings without switching between apps.
Event scheduling
View and manage your calendar events directly within Pumble to reduce the need to switch between multiple apps.
Meeting reminders
Get reminders and notifications about upcoming meetings and events directly in Pumble to stay on track and avoid missed appointments.
Daily summaries
Receive daily summaries of your agenda in Pumble to have a clear overview of your day's events and priorities.
Better time management
By integrating your calendar with Pumble, you can better manage your time and commitments, leading to increased productivity and efficiency.
How to set up the Google Calendar Integration
To connect Pumble with Google Calendar, follow these steps:
- Click on +Add apps at the bottom of the left sidebar.
- Click on Install next to the Google Calendar app. A new tab will open with the consent form and integration specifics.
- Select your workspace from the dropdown. Note: Make sure you’re logged into the Pumble Workspace that you choose from the dropdown.
- Click Allow.
- Select the Google Account.
- Click Continue.
- Select what [Workspace_name] can access.
- Click Continue to complete the action.
Learn more: Google Calendar integration
Emailer Integration
The Pumble + Emailer integration minimizes the need to switch between email and Pumble, ensuring that important information is easily accessible within your Pumble workspace.
The Emailer integration is particularly useful to teams that rely heavily on email communication for receiving important updates, inquiries, and notifications — and use Pumble for real-time collaboration and discussions.
→ Key benefits
The Emailer app integration simplifies communication by letting users send emails directly from Pumble. This feature is particularly useful for sending quick updates or reaching out to external stakeholders without leaving the chat environment.
Communication in one place
No need to switch between different apps and platforms. You can now manage both email and chat communication in one place.
Quick access to emails
This integration lets you access and send emails directly from Pumble, making it easier to handle communication promptly.
Improved collaboration
You can also share important emails with team members in Pumble direct messages or channels, ensuring everyone is on the same page.
Increased focus
Thanks to this integration, you can reduce the time spent switching between emails and Pumble messages. This, in turn, can help you streamline your workflow and increase your efficiency.
How to set up the Emailer integration
To connect Pumble with Emailer, follow these steps:
- Click on +Add apps at the bottom of the left sidebar.
- Click on Install next to the Emailer app. A new tab will open with the consent form and integration specifics.
- Select your workspace from the dropdown. Note: Make sure you’re logged into the Pumble Workspace that you choose from the dropdown.
- Click Allow to complete the installation.
Learn more: Emailer integration
Pumble’s Open API
Pumble API add-on lets users seamlessly interact with Pumble’s API without having to go through complex authentication processes. With this add-on, you can generate API keys effortlessly, allowing yourself and your team to send messages, reactions, and more via simple HTTP requests.
The API integration can be used, for example, if you run a busy e-commerce website, and you want to keep your customer support team informed about new orders in real time.
By integrating Pumble with API, you can set up an automated notification system that alerts your customer support team in Pumble channels whenever a new order is placed.
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Pumble’s Open API offers extensive customization and automation capabilities. Developers can build custom integrations and automate workflows to tailor Pumble to their specific needs.
Custom integrations
Make sure Pumble fits your existing workflow. Build integrations tailored to your unique workflows and business processes.
Improved communication
Keep your team informed and aligned. Use the API to create custom bots that can send messages, alerts, and updates to specific channels.
Scalability
Make sure Pumble remains a powerful tool for collaboration. As your company grows, use the Pumble API to scale your integrations and automate more complex workflows.
Better security and compliance
Ensure that your Pumble usage meets your organization's standards. Develop custom security and compliance workflows that integrate with your existing systems.
How to set up Pumble’s Open API
Here’s how to start building your integrations:
- Click on +Add apps at the bottom of the left sidebar.
- Click on Install next to the API app. A new tab will open with the consent form and integration specifics.
- Select your workspace from the dropdown. Note: Make sure you’re logged into the Pumble Workspace that you choose from the dropdown.
- Click Allow to complete the installation.
Learn more: Open API add-on
Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks enable users to embed clickable links within their messages. This feature is essential for referencing external resources, documents, or websites directly within the chat.
Users can now insert hyperlinks into their Pumble messages by highlighting the text they want to link and entering the URL. The linked text will then appear underlined and clickable, providing quick access to external content.
→ Key benefits
Quick access to resources
Hyperlinks allow users to quickly access external resources, documents, and websites directly from Pumble messages, saving time and effort.
Clear communication
By embedding links within messages, users can provide additional context or reference materials, leading to clearer and more informative communication.
Improved collaboration
Sharing links to collaborative documents, such as Google Docs or Plaky tasks, facilitates teamwork and ensures everyone has access to the same information.
Resource consolidation
Centralizing important links within Pumble channels makes it easy for team members to find and access essential resources without leaving the platform.
How to add hyperlinks in Pumble
There are 2 ways to add hyperlinks to your Pumble messages.
Option #1
- Click on the hyperlink icon (or type Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + U).
- Add text and the URL.
- Click Save.
Option #2
- Highlight the text you want to hyperlink.
- Click on the hyperlink icon (or type Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + U).
- Add the link in the link field.
- Click Save.
To insert a hyperlink from your clipboard into the message editor, simply use the shortcut Ctrl/Cmd + V to paste the hyperlink. This will automatically format the text as a clickable link.
Learn more: Hyperlinks in Pumble
Draft messages
Draft messages allow users to compose and save messages before sending them. This feature is ideal for crafting thoughtful responses or preparing announcements without the pressure of real-time communication.
Drafts can be revisited, edited, and sent at any time, ensuring that messages are well written and accurate.
→ Key benefits
Flexible messaging
Users can save message drafts that require additional information or approval, ensuring that they have all the necessary details before sending them.
Fewer errors
By saving drafts, users can review and edit their messages multiple times, minimizing the risk of typos, errors, or miscommunication.
Better focus
Users can save their thoughts and ideas as drafts, allowing them to focus on their current tasks without losing important information.
Improved message quality
Draft messages allow users to take their time crafting thoughtful, well structured messages before sending them, leading to clearer and more effective communication.
How to create draft messages in Pumble
If you aren’t ready to send your message yet, it will be saved as a draft, and you can come back later to finish editing and send it.
- Click on Drafts & scheduled at the top of your sidebar to view any messages that you’ve drafted or scheduled.
- Hover over one of the drafts and click on it to edit.
- Finish editing and send it by clicking on the paper plane icon.
Alternatively, you can simply open the channel or direct message where you started typing your message, finish editing it, and send it whenever you are ready.
Learn more: Draft messages