Set a reminder
- All members and guests
- Available on all 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 remind yourself to come back to a specific message, 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 people in different regions, make sure that you take their time zone into account.
- You can set reminders to repeat by the day (e.g. every Monday) but not in time increments (e.g. every hour).
Note: Multi-channel and single-channel guests can only set reminders for themselves.
Set a reminder from the shortcuts menu
You can set a reminder for yourself or other members of your workspace using the shortcuts menu.
Set a reminder for yourself
Desktop
Mobile
- Click the lightning bolt icon to the left of the message field to open the shortcuts menu.
- Select Set yourself a reminder.
- Click the When field to select a date.
- Open the menu under Time to select a time.
- Below Description, enter your reminder.
- Select Create.
- From a channel or direct message (DM), tap the message field.
- Tap the lightning bolt icon to open the shortcuts menu.
- Select Set myself a reminder.
- Tap the When field to select a date.
- Open the menu under Time to select a time.
- Enter a reminder description.
- Tap Create.
Slackbot will send you a 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 slash command.
Desktop
Mobile
- Click the lightning bolt icon to open the shortcuts menu.
- Search for and select /remind from the menu.
- In the message field, enter the details of your reminder following this format: /remind [@someone or #channel] [what] [when].
- 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.
- From a channel or DM, tap the message field.
- Tap the lightning bolt icon to open the shortcuts menu.
- In the message field, enter the details of your reminder following this format: /remind [@someone or #channel] [what] [when].
- 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 reminders for public or private channels, but you won't see suggestions for private channel names. Make sure that you accurately type the channel name when setting a reminder for a private channel.
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 |
Note: You can set recurring reminders for yourself or a channel, but not for other members.
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
- Hover over a message.
- Click the three dots icon in the top-right corner of the message.
- Hover over Remind me about this.
- Choose a timeframe from the list, or select Custom to set your own.
- Tap and hold a message.
- Tap Remind me.
- Choose a timeframe from the list, or select Custom to set your own.
Manage reminders
View a list of reminders
Use the /remind list slash 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 slash 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, select Complete in the reminder message from Slackbot, or from the list displayed by the /remind list slash 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 slash command and select Delete next to the reminder that you’d like to remove.