Turn business card photos in Slack into contacts in Google Sheets

Snap a photo of a business card in Slack and AI reads it, then adds the contact details to Google Sheets automatically.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

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Starts itA stepA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsMessaging & NotificationsDocument Processing & OCRSpreadsheet & Database Ops
Connects
SlackGoogle SheetsOpenAI

The problem it solves

You collect a stack of business cards at events and conferences, then never get around to typing them all into your contact list. By the time you would enter them, half the details are forgotten or the cards are lost.

Who it fits

Sales reps and business owners who collect business cards at events and need contacts captured before they're lost.

How it works

  1. You upload a photo of a business card in Slack
  2. The system retrieves the image
  3. AI reads the card and extracts the name, company, email, and phone number
  4. The contact details are added as a new row in Google Sheets
  5. A confirmation message is sent back to you in Slack
What you get

Contacts saved seconds after you snap a card

You photograph a business card in Slack and its contact details land in your spreadsheet moments later, ready to use.

What you get

A new, organized contact record in Google Sheets and a confirmation message in Slack.

What you need

A Slack workspace, a Google Sheets account, and an OpenAI account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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