Get an instant Slack or email alert (plus a lead log) for every new Jobber request
The moment a request lands in Jobber, the on-call person gets a Slack DM or email, and a row is added to a Google Sheet so you can see lead volume by week and source.
Busy-work it kills: refreshing Jobber to see whether a new request came in, and rebuilding a "how many leads did we get?" spreadsheet by hand at month-end.
Good fit: owners or office managers who live in Slack or email rather than in the Jobber* app all day. Speed-to-lead matters most for emergency trades (HVAC, plumbing).
What you need
- Jobber on Connect, Grow or Plus.
- Slack workspace or Gmail; a Google Sheet with columns: Date, Client, Request title, Source.
- Zapier Professional for two actions. On Zapier Free, pick just one action (e.g., only the email alert): a two-step Zap is allowed on Free.
Build it in Zapier
- Trigger: Jobber → New Request Created (instant).
- Action: Slack → Send Direct Message to the on-call person:
New request: {client} – {title}. Open Jobber to respond.(Or Gmail → Send Email.) - Action: Google Sheets → Create Spreadsheet Row with date, client, title and any source field you see in the test data.
Make and n8n versions
Make: Jobber community app Watch Events → Slack / Gmail → Google Sheets Add a Row. Community-app caveats apply (third-party developer, possible fees, your own Jobber developer app).
n8n: Register a Jobber developer app and subscribe to a request-creation webhook topic (topic names follow OBJECT_ACTION; the exact list is in Jobber's Developer Center). Point it at an n8n Webhook node. Jobber's payload only contains IDs, so add an HTTP Request (GraphQL) node to fetch the request details, then Slack and Google Sheets nodes. Jobber requires a response within 1 second and may deliver duplicates, so de-duplicate on itemId.
Monthly cost
| Platform | Plan | Est. monthly cost | Assumptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zapier | Free (one action) / Pro (two actions) | $0 for ≤100 requests/mo with one action; $19.99 annual / $29.99 monthly for Pro | 2 tasks per request on Pro → ≈375 requests/mo on the 750 tier. |
| Make | Free / Core | $0 for low volume + any community-app fee | ≈3 credits per request. ESTIMATE. |
| n8n | Cloud Starter / self-host | €20/mo annual or hosting | 1 execution per request. |
Limits & gotchas
- Don't text customers from this recipe. It's an internal alert. Customer texting has its own consent rules.
- Jobber's webhooks can fire twice for one action. Zapier handles that for you; on n8n you have to.
Want someone to set this up?
See automation consultants who work with trades.
Sources (official docs)
- https://zapier.com/apps/jobber/integrations
- https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/40859679162381-How-to-get-started-with-Jobber-on-Zapier
- https://zapier.com/apps/slack/integrations
- https://zapier.com/apps/google-sheets/integrations
- https://zapier.com/pricing
- https://apps.make.com/jobber-ildle9
- https://developer.getjobber.com/docs/using_jobbers_api/setting_up_webhooks/
- https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.webhook/