Manage custom template permissions

Note: Templates are rolling out gradually. We appreciate your patience as we make them available to customers on our paid plans.

Slack templates bundle canvases, lists, and workflows together in a channel to get any job done. Owners and admins can manage which members of their workspace or Enterprise Grid organization can create and share custom templates.


Manage template permissions

Templates created by your members can be kept private, or shared with people or channels. If you’re on Enterprise Grid, certain roles in your org can also publish templates to the Created by your organization section of the template gallery.

Choose who can create templates

Everyone (except guests) can create and share templates, but you can restrict this permission if you’d like.

Pro and Business+ plans

Enterprise Grid plan

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
  2. Hover over Tools & settings, then select Workspace settings from the menu.
  3. Below Administration in the left sidebar, select Manage permissions. If you don’t see the left sidebar, click   Menu in the top-left corner to find it.
  4. Select   Account Types.
  5. Click the   three dots icon next to Create templates for a team, then select Edit permission.
  6. Choose which roles can create templates.
  7. Click Save.
  1. From your desktop, click your organization name in the sidebar.
  2. Hover over Tools & settings, then select Organization settings from the menu.
  3. Click   People, then select Manage permissions.
  4. Select   Account Types.
  5. Click the   three dots icon next to Create templates for a team, then select Edit permission.
  6. Choose which roles can create templates.
  7. Click Save.


Choose who can publish templates to the template gallery

On Enterprise Grid, Org Owners and Admins and Workspace Owners and Admins can publish templates to the Created by your organization section of the template gallery. To grant members permission to publish templates or further restrict this permission, follow the steps below:

  1. From your desktop, click your organization name in the sidebar.
  2. Hover over Tools & settings, then select Organization settings from the menu.
  3. Click   People, then select Manage permissions.
  4. Select   Account Types.
  5. Click the three dots icon next to Publish templates for the organization, then select Edit permission
  6. Choose which roles can publish org-wide templates. 
  7. Click Save


Assign Template Admins

To allow certain members of your Enterprise Grid org to publish templates to the Created by your organization section of the template gallery, you can assign them the Template Admin system role.

Note: Template Admins can also create and publish canvas templates and view canvas analytics.

Who can use this feature?
  • Org Owners/Admins and Workspace Owners/Admins
  • Available on paid plans