Add apps to your Slack workspace
Who can use this feature?
- All members (by default)
- Available on all plans
Add apps to your workspace to connect the tools and services you use every day and get more work done right from Slack.
What to expect
- By default, any member of a Slack workspace can install an app. Once an app is installed, all members of the workspace can connect their accounts to use it.
- Workspace Owners can turn on app approval to require admin approval for all apps. Members can install any apps approved by a Workspace Owner, and may be able to request approval for other apps. If an app has been restricted, members cannot install or request approval for it.
- Apps that are published in the Slack App Directory have been reviewed by our team for user experience and security. Any app not listed in the App Directory will display a banner letting you know it hasn’t been reviewed by Slack before you install it.
Tip: Visit our Guide to apps in Slack to learn more about apps.
Install an app
- From your desktop, click Apps at the top of the left sidebar. If you don’t see this option, click More to find it.
- Search for the app, then click Add. You’ll be taken to the Slack App Directory.
- Click Add to Slack.
- Follow the prompts to install the app.
Note: If an app is already installed, you'll be prompted to connect your account instead.
Request app approval
By default, members can request to install apps when app approval is turned on.
- From your desktop, click Apps at the top of the left sidebar. If you don’t see this option, click More to find it.
- Search for the app you’d like to request, then click Add. You’ll be taken to the Slack App Directory.
- Click Add to Slack.
- Add a custom message with more context about your request. This step may be optional, or required by your Workspace Owners.
- Click Submit to send your request. Once it’s been reviewed, you’ll get a direct message (DM) from Slackbot.
Tip: If you don't see the option to request apps, ask a Workspace Owner for help.
Update an app
Apps use sets of permission scopes to determine what information they can access in Slack and how they can use that information. When a developer changes how their app works, they often add or remove scopes. To access an app’s new functionality, you may need to grant permission for the new scopes by re-authorizing the app's connection to Slack. How this works depends on whether or not app approval is turned on for your workspace.
Default
App approval required
- In most cases, members can access installation links by clicking the Add to Slack button on an app’s page in the Slack App Directory.
- In other cases, an app’s developer may include an installation link in their app’s Home tab, or send a message letting their users know to update their app along with a link to do so.
- In most cases, members can access installation links by clicking the Add to Slack button on an app’s page in the Slack App Directory.
- In other cases, an app’s developer may include an installation link in their app’s Home tab, or send a message letting their users know to update their app along with a link to do so.
Once a Workspace Owner or app manager reviews and approves the app’s new scopes, any member can complete the app update using the installation link.
Who can use this feature?
- All members (by default)
- Available on all plans
Add apps to your workspace to connect the tools and services you use every day and get more work done right from Slack.
What to expect
- By default, any member of a Slack workspace can install an app. Once an app is installed, all members of the workspace can connect their accounts to use it.
- Workspace Owners can turn on app approval to require admin approval for all apps. Members can install any apps approved by a Workspace Owner, and may be able to request approval for other apps. If an app has been restricted, members cannot install or request approval for it.
- Apps that are published in the Slack App Directory have been reviewed by our team for user experience and security. Any app not listed in the App Directory will display a banner letting you know it hasn’t been reviewed by Slack before you install it.
Tip: Visit our Guide to apps in Slack to learn more about apps.
Install an app
- From your desktop, hover over More, then click Automations.
- Search for an app, then click Add. You’ll be taken to the Slack App Directory.
- Click Add to Slack.
- Follow the prompts to install the app.
Note: If an app is already installed, you'll be prompted to connect your account instead.
Request app approval
By default, members can request to install apps when app approval is turned on.
- From your desktop, hover over More, then click Automations.
- Search for the app you’d like to request, then click Add. You’ll be taken to the Slack App Directory.
- Click Add to Slack.
- Add a custom message with more context about your request. This step may be optional, or required by your Workspace Owners.
- Click Submit to send your request. Once it’s been reviewed, you’ll get a direct message (DM) from Slackbot.
Tip: If you don't see the option to request apps, ask a Workspace Owner for help.
Update an app
Apps use sets of permission scopes to determine what information they can access in Slack and how they can use that information. When a developer changes how their app works, they often add or remove scopes. To access an app’s new functionality, you may need to grant permission for the new scopes by re-authorizing the app's connection to Slack. How this works depends on whether or not app approval is turned on for your workspace.
Default
App approval required
- In most cases, members can access installation links by clicking the Add to Slack button on an app’s page in the Slack App Directory.
- In other cases, an app’s developer may include an installation link in their app’s Home tab, or send a message letting their users know to update their app along with a link to do so.
- In most cases, members can access installation links by clicking the Add to Slack button on an app’s page in the Slack App Directory.
- In other cases, an app’s developer may include an installation link in their app’s Home tab, or send a message letting their users know to update their app along with a link to do so.
Once a Workspace Owner or app manager reviews and approves the app’s new scopes, any member can complete the app update using the installation link.