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description: Create custom notifications that appear on Slack when important events occur. Use a flow in Flow Builder or the invocable action API to send the notification.
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# Create and Send Custom Slack Notifications

Create custom notifications that appear on Slack when important events occur. Use a flow in Flow Builder or the invocable action API to send the notification.

### 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>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d155432e79 ">To view notification types:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d155432e79 ">View Setup and Configuration</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d155432e79 ">To create and edit notification types:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d155432e79 ">Customize Application</td>

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- **[Create a Slack Notification](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.notif_builder_create_slack.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Define the custom notification’s details, select which Slack app distributes the notification, and then configure the Slack message.
- **[Clone a Standard Notification Into a Custom Slack Notification](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.notif_builder_clone_slack.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    When you clone a Slack-enabled standard notification, you can use it as a template and then modify the content into a custom notification that meets your specific needs.
- **[Ways to Send a Slack Notification](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.notif_builder_send_slack.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use a flow in Flow Builder to configure how your Slack notification is sent using clicks, not code. But if your business needs are more complex, you can use the invocable action API to send your notification.