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# Create Slack Channel Action

Creates a Slack channel. Channels in Slack can be either public or private.

### Required Editions

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In Flow Builder, add an Action element to your flow. In the New Action window, select **Slack**, and then select **Create Slack Channel**.

## Usage

To use this action, first [connect Salesforce and Slack](https://slack.com/help/articles/30754346665747-Connect-Salesforce-and-Slack), and set the Create a channel [Workflow Builder step](https://slack.com/help/articles/16749280664595-Slack-administration--Manage-access-to-Workflow-Builder-connectors#set-specific-access) in Slack to Everyone.

## Set Slack Channel Details

 
| Input Parameter | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Slack Channel Name | The name for the Slack channel you're creating. |
| Slack Workspace ID | [Workspace ID](https://slack.com/help/articles/221769328) for the associated Slack workpsace. |
| Is Private | Boolean value to determine whether the channel is private. For more information on channel privacy, see [What is a channel?](https://slack.com/help/articles/360017938993-What-is-a-channel#public-vsu46-private-channels) in the Slack Help Center. |
| Slack Channel Manager ID(s) | Slack user ID to assign the [Channel Manager role](https://slack.com/help/articles/8328303095443). Find Slack user IDs using the [Look Up a Slack User](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_actions_slack_look_up_slack_user.htm&language=en_US&type=5) action or open a user profile and click **Copy member ID**. To assign multiple Channel Managers, store the user IDs in an array, then use that variable as the Channel Manager input value. |

## Store Output Values

 
| OUTPUT Parameter | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Slack Channel ID | Unique ID for the created channel. |
| Channel URL | Slack Channel URL of the created channel. |

#### See Also

- [_Slack Help Center_: Connect Salesforce and Slack](https://slack.com/help/articles/30754346665747-Connect-Salesforce-and-Slack)
- [_Slack Help Center_: Create a channel](https://slack.com/help/articles/201402297-Create-a-channel)