Set up tasks for Slackbot to complete, like creating a meeting agenda or summarising updates on a priority project.
Create a task
Describe a task to Slackbot so that it can set it up for you, or create a task manually. Here's when Slackbot can run a task:
At a specific time
When someone joins a channel
When someone posts a message in a channel
When someone uses an emoji reaction in a channel
When an item in a list is updated
Desktop
Mobile
Click Slackbot at the top of your sidebar. If you don’t see the Slackbot tab, click More to find it.
Open the Tasks tab.
Click Add task and select Create with Slackbot.
Describe the task that you want Slackbot to do. Make sure to specify when it should run and how often, and when it should stop running (if applicable).
Slackbot will generate a draft task for you to review. You can ask it to make changes, or click Create task to proceed.
From the Home tab, tap Slackbot at the top of the screen.
Describe the task that you want Slackbot to do. Make sure to specify when it should run and how often, and when it should stop running (if applicable).
Slackbot will generate a draft task for you to review. You can ask it to make changes, or tap Create task to proceed.
Note: Each task can run up to three times per day. Tasks will stop running once the daily limit is reached, and resume the next day after limits reset at 12:00 in your time zone.
Edit or delete a task
Once you’ve created a task, you can change, pause or delete it. When you pause a task, it won’t run again unless you restart it.
Desktop
Mobile
Click Slackbot at the top of your sidebar. If you don’t see the Slackbot tab, click More to find it.
Open the Tasks tab.
Hover over a task and select Pause to stop it from running temporarily (such as while you’re on holiday or attending a conference and won’t be checking Slack) or select Edit to make changes.
Hover over a task and click the three dots icon to delete it.
To update, pause or delete a task, ask Slackbot to make whatever changes you need.
