Lists are a great way to get work done with your coworkers, but some information isn’t meant for everyone. Read on to learn more about sharing lists, assigning permissions, and who can access the lists you create.

Understand access permissions

Note: Once a list has been shared in a public channel, everyone in your workspace or organization will be able to find and view it, even when the general access permission is set to Restricted.

Share a list

When sharing a list, you can control who can access it in three different ways. You can:

• Add specific people or channels
  Decide who should have view or edit access.
• Set general access
  Determine the level of access for people who haven't been specifically added.
• Limit sharing
  Control whether everyone with edit access can grant other members view or edit access.

If you don’t see the option to share a list, you might not have edit access, or sharing may be limited to the list owner.

Add people and channels

When sharing a list, add specific people to choose whether they have permission to view or edit it, or add specific channels to give everyone in the channel the same permission.

Tip: To share a list on mobile, tap the   three dots icon, then tap   Share in Slack.

Set general access permissions

By default, the general access permissions on lists you create are set to Only invited people can access. The general access permissions you choose for your list will apply to anyone who finds it in the list browser, or is sent a link to the list.

Limit sharing

Once you've decided who can access your list, you can decide if you'd like to prevent members with edit access from granting view and edit access to others. If you enable limited sharing, members can request permission to view or edit the list, but only the list owner can grant access.

• If someone other than the owner shares a link to a list in a public channel, only members who have been granted access by the list owner can view it.
• If the list owner shares their list in a public channel, everyone will be able to find and view it.

Tip: Owners and admins can also enable limited sharing for all lists created in their workspace or organization.

Revoke or adjust access permissions

If you have edit access, you can revoke or adjust the access permissions for the people and channels the list has been shared with. If you don’t see this option, you might not have edit access, or sharing may be limited to the list owner.

Role-based access permissions

Review the following tables to understand who can view or edit a list based on their role, the permissions you set, and where it's been shared.

Manage requests

Members who don't have permission to view or edit a list will need to request access. When someone requests access, the list owner and anyone with edit access will receive a DM from Slackbot where they can approve or deny the request. If the list owner has limited sharing, only they can approve access requests.

Copy a link to a list

Copy a link to a list and send it in a message, or paste it into a canvas to embed it. When you share the link to a list, everyone’s ability to view the list will depend on the general access permission, and whether the list owner has limited sharing.