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Live response streaming posts each submitted response to a Slack channel. Your team can follow answers as they arrive, without opening Windmill. Streaming is available only for named pulses. The Live response streaming section doesn’t appear on anonymous pulses.

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Set up streaming

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Add Windy to the Slack channel

Windy can post only in channels it is a member of. If Windy isn’t in the channel, responses won’t post.
2

Open the pulse and select Settings

Only owners with edit access can change streaming.
3

Edit Live response streaming

Turn on Live response streaming enabled, then choose a Slack channel.
4

Choose threading and select Save

Leave Group responses in a thread on to keep responses together, or turn it off. See the next section.
Everyone in the channel will see each person’s name and full answers. Choose a channel with the right audience.

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What Windy posts

When the first response of a run arrives, Windy posts an announcement with a link to the pulse. The announcement shows a running count, such as “3/10 responded (30%)”. Each response shows the person’s name and their answers. If someone edits and submits again, Windy updates their message. If someone withdraws their response, Windy deletes the message and updates the count.

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Threaded or separate messages

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Streaming and other notifications

Streaming posts individual responses while a run is open. To post a summary or send email when a run closes, see Pulse notifications.

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FAQs

No. Streaming would show who gave each answer, so it’s turned off for anonymous pulses. See Anonymity and privacy.
Yes. Ask Windy to stream responses to a channel when you create or update a named pulse. Windy must still be a member of that channel.