Slack Connect: Manage channel approval settings and invitation requests

To help you manage Slack Connect for your organization, there are a number of approval settings you can adjust for Slack Connect channels. Keep reading to learn how to manage approval settings, apply approval settings to specific external organizations, and manage invitation requests.

Manage approval settings for Slack Connect channels

Pro and Business+ plans

Enterprise Grid plan

Workspace Owners can adjust the following approval settings:

  • Who can approve requests and manage Slack Connect channels
  • When approval is required for Slack channels 
  • Where requests are sent for approval


Manage approval settings

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Workspace settings.
  3. Click the Permissions tab.
  4. Next to Slack Connect Channels, click Expand.
  5. Select your approval settings. 
  6. Click Save.

Org Owners and Org Admins can adjust the following approval settings: 

  • Who can approve requests and manage Slack Connect channels
  • When approval is required for Slack channels 
  • Where requests are sent for approval


Manage approval settings

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administration, then click Organization settings.
  3. Click  Slack Connect in the left sidebar, then select Settings.
  4. Select your approval settings. 
  5. Select an option and click Save.


Manage approval settings per organization

Pro and Business+ plans

Enterprise Grid plan

Workspace Owners (and anyone else they’ve granted permission to) can apply custom approval settings to specific organizations their company works with.

  1. From your desktop, click Slack Connect in your sidebar.
  2. Click the  gear icon and select Manage connections to see all the organizations you're working with.
  3. Next to the organization you'd like to set custom approval for, click the
     three dots icon and select Edit approval settings.
  4. Click Custom, then select an option from the menu.
  5. Click Save to confirm.
Org Owners and Org Admins (and anyone else they’ve granted permission to) can apply custom approval settings to specific organizations their company works with.
  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Organization settings.
  3. Click  Slack Connect in the left sidebar.
  4. Next to the organization you'd like to set custom approval for, click the
     three dots icon and select Edit approval settings.
  5. Click Custom, then select an option from the menu.
  6. Click Save to confirm.


Approve or deny invitation requests

Pro and Business+ plans

Enterprise Grid plan

When approval is required for Slack Connect channels, Workspace Owners (and anyone else they’ve granted permission to) can review an invitation request.
  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Workspace settings.
  3. Select Slack Connect invitations in the left column.
  4. Select the Open requests tab.
  5. Select the   three dots icon next to a channel name to approve or deny the request. To take action in bulk, select up to 25 requests, then select Approve or Deny
When approval is required for Slack Connect channels, Org Owners and Org Admins (and anyone else they’ve granted permission to) can review an invitation request.
  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Manage Slack Connect.
  3. Click Invitations in the left column.
  4. Select the Open requests tab.
  5. Select the  three dots icon next to a channel name to approve or deny the request. To take action in bulk, select up to 25 requests, then select Approve or Deny


Enable Slack Connect for specific workspaces

On Enterprise Grid, you can choose to allow Slack Connect channels in specific workspaces only.
  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administration, then click Organization settings.
  3. Click  Slack Connect in the left sidebar, then select Settings.
  4. Next to Enable for channels in which workspaces, click Edit.
  5. Select an option and search for your desired workspaces, then click Save.
Who can use this feature?
  • Workspace Owners (Pro and Business+) and Org Owners and Org Admins (Enterprise Grid) can manage approval settings and decide who can approve invitation requests
  • Available on paid plans