Handle GDPR data deletion requests with Slack — n8n Workflow

High complexity🔗 Webhook16 nodes🏷️ Miscellaneous👁 1,895 viewsby Tom

Overview

This workflow automatically deletes user data from different apps/services when a specific slash command is issued in Slack.

Watch this talk and demo to learn more about this use case. The demo uses Slack, but Mattermost is Slack-compatible, so you can also connect Mattermost in this workflow.

Prerequisites

Accounts and credentials for the apps/services you want to use. Some basic knowledge of JavaScript.

Nodes

Webhook node triggers the workflow when a Slack slash command is issued. IF node

Nodes used

AirtableHTTP RequestCrypto

Workflow Preview

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R
Receive Slash Command
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R
Reject
S
Set
R
Read Command
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W
Wrong Command Error
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A
Acknowledge
E
Empty Email?
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M
Missing Email Error
V
Valid Token?
P
Paddle Data Deletion
C
Customer.io Data Deletion
Z
Zendesk Data Deletion
Airtable
P
Prepare Log Entry
Crypto
Respond to Slack
16 nodes15 edges

How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a webhook trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 16 nodes, connecting airtable, crypto, executeworkflow.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (16)

AI

Airtable

airtable

#1
HT

HTTP Request

httpRequest

#2
CR

Crypto

crypto

#3

How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows → New → Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded handle-gdpr-data-deletion-requests-with-slack file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n → Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Handle GDPR data deletion requests with Slack", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

airtablecryptoexecuteworkflowfunctionhttprequestifrespondtowebhooksetswitchwebhook

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Nodes16
Complexityhigh
Triggerwebhook
Views1,895
CategoryMiscellaneous

Created by

Tom

Tom

@mutedjam

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