Automations: The Beginning - April 16th, 2026

Automations are here — and this is just the beginning. In April, we introduced Grist's new Automations feature and showed you how to set up row-level email notifications that fire automatically when your data changes. Watch to see how automations can save your team time and keep everyone in the loop. 01:14 Example walkthrough 04:58 Building our first automation 14:58 Example 2: Expense approved, notify accounting 17:26 💡 Tip: Finding column ID 19:56 Example 3: Expense paid, notify employee 21:10 💡 Tip: Always test your variables 23:44 Example 4: Expense reviewed, notify employee 24:03 💡 Tip: Duplicate an automation 26:50 💡 Tip: Add multiple actions to the same automation 27:17 Action: Create a webhook 30:05 Monitoring automations 32:26 Setting up automations on the Free and Pro plans Useful links: - GetGrist.com | Resources | Webinars: https://www.getgrist.com/webinars/ - Help Center: https://support.getgrist.com/ - Community Forum: https://community.getgrist.com/ - Discord: https://discord.gg/MYKpYQ3fbP - Automations: https://support.getgrist.com/automations/ Other links mentioned: - Integrator Services: https://support.getgrist.com/integrators/ - Webhooks: https://support.getgrist.com/webhooks/ Document shown - [MODIFIED] Expense Tracking for Teams Template: https://public.getgrist.com/mbwocLE8kXky/Expense-Tracking-for-Teams-Automations