Search across your applications with enterprise search
Search across your applications with enterprise search
With enterprise search, you can quickly find information and get answers to questions from all of the apps your organization uses (like Google Drive, GitHub, and more), right in Slack.
How it works
An Org Owner or Org Admin will need to enable enterprise search and connect at least one data source in order for members of their organization to use the feature. If you don’t see the option to use enterprise search, ask an owner or admin for help.
To use enterprise search, you’ll need to connect your account to the data sources your admins have made available in your organization.
From your desktop, click the search field at the top of Slack.
Type a search into the field and press Enter to open the search results page. You’ll see any available data sources in the left sidebar.
Click the plus icon next to a data source, then click Connect.
Follow the prompts to authorize your account.
Note: If your organization uses the Google Drive or Microsoft One Drive and Sharepoint apps in Slack, your account may be automatically connected to those enterprise search data sources.
Start a search
Desktop
Mobile
Click the search field at the top of Slack.
Enter a search query or ask a question (like “What’s the status of Project Acme?”).
On the search results page, any AI answers will appear at the top. To filter your results for content in Slack or another data source, select an option in the left sidebar.
Click on a result to view the message or file.
Tap the search field at the top of Slack.
Enter a search query or ask a question (like “What’s the status of Project Acme?”).
On the search results page, any AI answers will appear at the top. To filter your results for content in Slack or another data source, click External then select an option at the top of your screen.
Tap a result to view the message or file.
Tip: If Slack provides an unhelpful answer using information from another source, you can re-generate the answer. Click the filters icon at the top of the answer and uncheck the box next to the source, then click Re-generate Answer.
Disconnect an account
If you no longer want to view content from a specific data source in your Slack search results, you can disconnect your account.
From your desktop, click the search field at the top of Slack.
Type a search into the field and press Enter.
Click Manage Apps below the list of data sources.
Next to the data source you’d like to disconnect, click Manage.
Click Disconnect.
Who can use this feature?
All members and guests
Available on the Enterprise+ plan
Available on the Enterprise Grid plan with the Slack AI add-on
