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Set a reminder

Who can use this feature?
  • All members and guests
  • Free, Standard, Plus and Enterprise Grid subscriptions

Set reminders for yourself or other members of your workspace for important meetings, to-do items or anything that you might need to come back to later.

What to expect

  • There are a few ways to set a reminder. Open the shortcuts menu to set a reminder for yourself, other members of your workspace or a specific channel. To set a reminder to come back to a specific message later, click the  three dots icon next to any message. 
  • If you’re using Slack in a different language, you can create a reminder in your language, but we recommend following the time and date format for reminders in English.
  • Reminders will always be set in your time zone. When setting reminders for teammates in different regions, make sure that you take their time zone into account.

Note: Multi-channel and single-channel guests can only set reminders for themselves.


Set a reminder

You can set a reminder for yourself or other members of your workspace from any conversation in Slack using the shortcuts menu.

Set a reminder for yourself

Desktop

Mobile

  1. Click the  lightning bolt icon to the left of the message field to open the shortcuts menu.
  2. Select  Set yourself a reminder.
  3. Click the When field to select a date.
  4. Open the menu under Time to select a time.
  5. Below Description, enter your reminder text.
  6. Select Create.
  1. Tap the  lightning bolt icon to the left of the message field to open the shortcuts menu.
  2. Select Set myself a reminder.
  3. Tap the When field to select a date.
  4. Open the menu under Time to select a time.
  5. Enter a reminder description.
  6. Tap Create.

Slackbot will send you a direct message (DM) with the reminder description at your preferred time. If you don’t include a time for your reminder, it will be delivered at 09:00 on the day or date that you chose.


Set a reminder for a person or channel

To set a reminder for another person or a channel, you can use the /remind command: 

Desktop

Mobile

  1. Click the  lightning bolt icon to open the shortcuts menu.
  2. Search for and select /remind from the menu.
  3. In the message field, enter the details of your reminder following this format: /remind [@someone or #channel] [what] [when].
  4. Send your message to schedule the reminder. Slackbot will send the reminder in a DM to the person that you chose or post a message to the channel that you specified.
  1. Type /remind into the message field, then enter the details of your reminder following this format: /remind [@someone or #channel] [what] [when].
  2. Send your message to schedule the reminder. Slackbot will send the reminder in a DM to the person that you chose or post a message to the channel that you specified.

Tip: You can set recurring reminders for yourself or a channel, but not for other members.


Example /remind command formats

  Command [@someone or #channel] [what] [when]
To remind yourself /remind me Update presentation In ten minutes
To remind a member  /remind @will Submit report 30 May
To remind a channel  /remind #team-design Join the weekly meeting Every Tuesday


Set a reminder for a message

You can set a reminder for yourself about any Slack message. Slackbot will send you a reminder about the message at the time of your choosing.

Desktop

Mobile

  1. Hover over a message.
  2. Click the  three dots icon in the top-right corner of the message.
  3. Hover over Remind me about this.
  4. Choose a timeframe from the list, or select Custom to set your own.
  1. Tap and hold a message or file.
  2. Tap Remind me.
  3. Choose a timeframe from the list, or select Custom to set your own.


Manage reminders

View a list of reminders

Use the /remind list command to view a list of your upcoming, past and incomplete reminders. To view and manage reminders for a particular channel, use the /remind list command in that channel.

Snooze a reminder

If you’re not ready to act on your reminder, use the drop-down menu in the reminder message from Slackbot to reschedule it. You can snooze the reminder for 20 minutes, 1 hour or until the next day at 09:00.

Mark a reminder as complete

To mark a reminder as complete, click Complete in the reminder message from Slackbot. You can also mark reminders as complete from the list of reminders displayed by the /remind list command. Click View completed reminders to view items that you’ve marked as done.

Note: It's not possible to mark recurring reminders as complete, but you can delete them.

Delete a reminder

Click Delete in the reminder message from Slackbot, or use the /remind list command and click Delete next to the reminder that you’d like to remove.

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