Set a reminder
Set reminders in Slack to help you remember to complete a task or send a message to a colleague. When you set a reminder, you can choose a date and time to receive a reminder notification. Read on to learn how to set and manage reminders for yourself or for a channel.
Types of reminders
| Reminder | Description | Example |
| Personal reminder | Create a reminder to receive a notification at the date and time that you specify. | Remind yourself to follow up with your manager when you get back from vacation. |
| Message or file reminder | Create a reminder from a message or file in a conversation to receive a notification at a specific date and time. | Remind yourself to reply to a message after lunch. |
| List reminder | Receive a notification for a list item at a specific date and time. | Remind yourself to update a list item after a meeting. |
| Canvas reminder | When a date is mentioned in a canvas, set a reminder to receive a notification on that date. | Remind yourself of event details that are tracked in a canvas. |
| Channel reminder | Send a notification to a channel at a specific date and time. | Remind your team to submit expenses on a regular basis. |
Create reminders
When you set yourself a reminder, you’ll receive a notification and see a badge on the Later tab when the date and time arrives.
Create a personal reminder
Desktop
Mobile
- Click the Later tab in your sidebar.
- Click the plus sign at the top-right corner of the list.
- Select a date and time for your reminder.
- Enter the details of your reminder, then click Save.
- From the Home tab, tap the plus sign.
- Select a date and time for your reminder.
- Enter the details of your reminder, then tap Save.
Create a reminder from a message or a file
Desktop
Mobile
- In any conversation, hover over a message or file.
- Click the three dots icon in the top-right corner of the message or file, then select Remind me about this.
- Choose a time from the list, or select Custom time to pick your own.
- In any conversation, tap and hold a message or file.
- Tap Remind me.
- Choose a time from the list, or select Custom time to pick your own.
Create a reminder from an item in a list
- From a list, hover over an item and click Open.
- Click the three dots icon, then select Remind me about this.
- Choose a time, or select Custom time to pick your own.
Create a reminder from a date in a canvas
- In any canvas, start typing a date. You can write it as a day ('tomorrow' or 'Tuesday'), a date (31 December), or in day/month/year format (31/12/2024).
- Select the date to add it to the canvas.
- Hover over the date, then click Add reminder.
- Choose a time, or select Custom time to pick your own.
Note: Setting reminders in a canvas or a list is available only on desktop.
Create a channel reminder
When you set a channel reminder, Slackbot will send a message to the channel with the reminder description at your chosen date and time. Channel reminders work best for simple team reminders. For more complex messages, we recommend creating a workflow using the scheduled message template.
Desktop
Mobile
- Type /remind in the message field and select it from the shortcuts menu.
- In the message field, enter the details of your reminder following this format: /remind [#channel] [what] [when]. E.g..: /remind #marketing-team to submit expenses every Thursday.
- Send your message to schedule the reminder.
- From a channel or DM, tap the message field.
- In the message field, enter the details of your reminder following this format: /remind [#channel] [what] [when]. E.g..: /remind #marketing-team to submit expenses every Thursday.
- Send your message to schedule the reminder.
Note: You can set reminders to repeat by the day (e.g. every Monday) but not in time increments (e.g. every hour). For the best experience, we recommend using the British English date and time format.
Manage reminders
Personal reminders
You can complete reminders that you set for yourself, edit them or delete them from the Later tab.
Desktop
Mobile
- Click Later in the sidebar.
- From the In progress tab, hover over a reminder.
- To mark a reminder complete, click the tick icon.
To edit a reminder, click the clock icon, then select a new reminder due date.
To delete a reminder, click the three dots icon, then select Delete reminder.
- Tap Later at the top of your mobile app.
- From the In progress tab, tap Complete, or tap the reschedule icon to edit your reminder.
To delete a reminder, tap and hold it, then tap Remove from Later.
Channel reminders
Channel reminders can’t be edited, but you can delete and recreate them if you need to. To delete a channel reminder, follow the steps below in the channel where Slackbot sends the reminder message.
Desktop
Mobile
- Type /remind list in the message field, then send your message.
- A message that is only visible to you will appear, showing you the channel reminders that you can delete. Find the reminder in the list, then click Delete.
- Tap the message field.
- Type /remind list, then send your message.
- A message that is only visible to you will appear, showing you the channel reminders that you can delete. Find the reminder in the list, then tap Delete.
Set a default reminder time
By default, reminders that you set for a specific day (such as 'tomorrow' or 'every Tuesday') will be delivered at 09:00 in your time zone. If you’d like to, you can adjust this:
- From your desktop, click your profile picture in the sidebar.
- Select Preferences from the menu.
- Under Set a default time for reminder notifications, select an option from the drop-down menu.
- All members, but guests can only set reminders for themselves.
- Available on all subscriptions