Slack Integration: Send Real-time Messaging Data to Slack

Slack

Connect Slack and send data to Slack with Rudderstack.

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Overview

Integrate Slack with RudderStack and send data to vendor automatically without writing any code. Once you have a source configured (choose from any of our native SDKs or your warehouse), you just need to add Slack, and events will start flowing with the schedule you choose. No need to bother your engineering team with another integration request.

Add Slack as a destination in RudderStack and:

Track and collect the messages from a variety of data sources, including mobile and web apps
Send messaging data to Slack without worrying about its format
Add your Slack channel’s webhook URL for efficient transmission and processing of event messages

Slack is a popular and widely-used business communications platform. Thousands of businesses worldwide use Slack. It allows you to improve your overall business productivity by bringing together all the tools and communications in one place. You can prioritize conversations, have topic-oriented discussions in public channels, and do much more. With Slack, you can get a shared view of your team’s work and progress. With the shared channels feature, you can also collaborate and work with external teams and clients without having to resort to third-party email or chat tools. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in 2021.

FAQs

What is Slack used for?

Slack is a third-party collaboration tool that enables businesses to communicate with their users.

How much does it cost to integrate Slack with RudderStack?

You can try RudderStack and start sending data to Slack for free up to a certain limit. RudderStack offers transparent, volume-based event pricing. See RudderStack's pricing.

What can you use Slack for?

You can use Slack as a replacement for emails, text messages, and instant messaging. Slack allows you to keep and track all your communications with your team as well as external teams and clients in one single place.

Where can I use Slack?

Slack is available for both desktop and mobile versions, allowing you to collaborate with your teams at any point, anywhere.

Does Slack integrate with other tools?

Slack offers integrations so you can use various third-party apps such as Google Suite, so you can seamlessly share documents with your teams and collaborate efficiently.

Does Slack have guest accounts?

Yes, Slack offers the guest accounts feature. This allows you to add a member of your team or organization who only needs a limited access to Slack and any of its channels.

Why Should I use Slack?

Slack replaces all your email chains, third-party chat tools and instant messaging platforms and brings all your communications in a single place. Instead of wasting time sifting through multiple email chains, you can have multiple discussions about different projects in different Slack channels. You can also collaborate with external teams and clients without having to switch to a different tool.

How long does Slack keep messages?

The Slack workspace owner or administrator who manages the company Slack account can determine how long the messages should be saved. This includes both the public channels as well as direct messages. This period setting can be configured in your direct messages as well.

Will messages be private with Slack?

Depending on how you use Slack messages can be private or public. If you use private channels, only the members in the private channel can read the messages. Public channels are public to the organization so anyone can see those messages. Direct messages are private and only visible between you and the recipient.

Does Slack have a public API?

Yes, Slack offers an API. You can learn more about it here.