Unlock your productivity potential with Slack Platform

Connect, simplify, and automate work.

Save time with Slack's new automations

Assemble automations using modular, shareable, and remixable building blocks.

Functions

Create modular functions that automate work in Slack and connect with your services.

Share your functions so anyone can add them to their own workflows.

Workflows

Construct complex workflows by chaining functions together.

Use your custom functions, pick from pre-defined Slack functions, or combine both to get the automations you want.

Triggers

Add triggers to customize how and when to kick off a workflow.

React to events in Slack, run on a schedule, or trigger from external services using webhooks.

Deploy ideas faster

Our developer tools simplify the most tedious parts of development and ensure your automations are enterprise-grade from day one.

Slack CLI

Fast track development by creating, scaffolding, and deploying functions and apps from the command line.

Managed infrastructure

Deploy your automations to secure and managed Slack infrastructure, so you can focus on building.

Datastores

Streamline all your standard database operations by storing, querying and deleting data on Slack infrastructure.

Your work just works, on any device

Block Kit lets you build interfaces without a UI designer. It's available for use in surfaces across all devices without any extra code.

Be inspired

Get a fast start with samples and tutorials for common use cases.


Announcement Bot

Preview, post, and manage announcements sent to one or more channels

Give Kudos

Give kudos and share some kind words with anyone in your workspace

Virtual Running Buddies

Log runs and post a team leaderboard with stats once a week

Request Time Off

Send a time off request to a designated user to be approved or denied; uses interactivity handlers

Build Slack apps

Customize your Slack experience with apps using a wide range of APIs.

Stay up-to-date

Mar 11, 2024

Version 2.19.0 of the developer tools for the next-generation Slack platform has joined the stage! We've added a new TTL feature for datastores and tidied up a few things behind the scenes. Check out the changelog for more details.

Feb 22, 2024

Version 2.18.0 of the developer tools for the next-generation Slack platform has joined the party! We've added lots of goodies for datastores, security enhancements when using code from unknown sources, and other improvements. Check out the changelog for more details.

Feb 7, 2024

Version 2.17.1 of the developer tools for the next-generation Slack platform is hot off the press! Check out the changelog for more details.

Jan 25, 2024

Version 2.17.0 of the developer tools for the next-generation Slack platform has landed! Check out the changelog for more details.

Jan 17, 2024

File upload functionality is now available in Block Kit! Use the new Block Kit file_input element in your apps or functions. Get more details here.

Jan 16, 2024

Securely render your internal images in modals and messages. You can now use Slack file objects to reference Slack-hosted image files within image blocks and image block elements.