Manage who can add custom steps to workflows

Apps built by developers in your organisation may include custom steps that people can add to workflows they create in Workflow Builder. Developers can set permissions to determine who can access custom steps, and admins can further restrict access if they like. 


Restrict access to custom steps

By default, any app collaborators can add custom steps to workflows. Here's how to further restrict access: 

Pro and Business+ subscriptions

Enterprise Grid subscription

  1. From your desktop, click on your workspace name at the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click on Manage apps to open the Slack App Directory. 
  3. Click Installed apps in the left-hand column, then select an app from the list. 
  4. From the app page, click the Steps tab. 
  5. Next to the step that you'd like to manage, click the  three dots icon
  6. Select Edit who can use this step
  7. Choose an option from the drop-down menu, then click Save
  1. From your desktop, click on your workspace name at the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Organisation settings
  3. From the left sidebar, click  Integrations. Then click Installed apps
  4. Select an app from the list. 
  5. From the app page, click the Steps tab. 
  6. Next to the step that you'd like to manage, click the  three dots icon
  7. Select Edit who can use this step
  8. Choose an option from the drop-down menu, then click Save

Note: Restricting a step will not remove it from any existing workflows. To prevent people from continuing to run workflows with restricted steps, uninstall the app that they're a part of.

Who can use this feature?

Apps built by developers in your organisation may include custom steps that people can add to workflows they create in Workflow Builder. Developers can set permissions to determine who can access custom steps, and admins can further restrict access if they like. 


Restrict access to custom steps

By default, any app collaborators can add custom steps to workflows. Here's how to further restrict access: 

Pro and Business+ subscriptions

Enterprise Grid subscription

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
  2. Select Tools & settings from the menu, then click Manage apps to open the Slack App Directory. 
  3. Click Installed apps in the left-hand column, then select an app from the list. 
  4. From the app page, click the Steps tab. 
  5. Next to the step that you'd like to manage, click the  three dots icon
  6. Select Edit who can use this step
  7. Choose an option from the drop-down menu, then click Save
  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
  2. Select Tools & settings from the menu, then click Organisation settings
  3. From the left sidebar, click  Integrations. Then click Installed apps
  4. Select an app from the list. 
  5. From the app page, click the Steps tab. 
  6. Next to the step that you'd like to manage, click the  three dots icon
  7. Select Edit who can use this step
  8. Choose an option from the drop-down menu, then click Save

Note: Restricting a step will not remove it from any existing workflows. To prevent people from continuing to run workflows with restricted steps, uninstall the app that they're a part of.

Who can use this feature?