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title: Slack | Send a Slack Message to a Channel
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description: Sends a message to a Slack channel you specify. Messages in public channels are visible to anyone in Slack. Messages in private channels are only visible to members of the channel.
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  - Agentforce
  - Cross Cloud
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# Slack | Send a Slack Message to a Channel

Sends a message to a Slack channel you specify. Messages in public channels are visible to anyone in Slack. Messages in private channels are only visible to members of the channel.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with Foundations, or <strong>Agentforce 1</strong> or <strong>Einstein 1</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d47948e77">User Permissions Needed</th>
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          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d47948e77 d47948e80 ">See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_actions_common_perms.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Common User Access for Standard Agent
              Actions</a>.</td>

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## Action Details

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small "><colgroup><col style="width:50%"> <col style="width:50%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">API Name</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">SendMessageToSlackChannel</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Reference Action Type</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Standard Action</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Does this action execute one or more prompt templates?</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">No</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Required Setup</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="https://slack.com/help/articles/36218109305875-Set-up-and-manage-Agentforce-in-Slack" target="_blank">Set up and manage Agentforce in Slack.</a></td></tr></tbody></table>